Jerry O’Connell and his wife, Rebecca Romijn, shared surprising insight into their relationship when it comes to how they divide finances.
While appearing on the Thursday, July 17, episode of Sirius XM’s “Andy Cohen Live,” O’Connell, 51, and Romijn, 52, revealed that they keep their “money completely separate” after nearly two decades of marriage. However, she noted that they have a “community pot” for family expenses.
“That’s like one of the first conversations you have when you decide to enter into a legal agreement together,” Romijn added.
The couple explained that they have agreed to contribute to their family account “quarterly.”
“I have to say, we actually throttle how much money we put into that account sometimes,” O’Connell said.
However, Romijn clarified that the amount of money depends “on who’s working more.” She continued, “The one who’s not working gets a little bit of a break and the one who is working puts in a little more. And we really tag-team with work.”
In addition to revealing how they divide their finances, Romijn shared that they agreed that “one of us would always stay home with our daughters” while the other works.
“So, no one else is ever going to raise them besides us,” she said of the decision.
The couple, who tied the knot in 2007, share twin daughters Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip, 16.
O’Connell and Romijn have always been candid about their romance, and he previously revealed the moment he knew he was in love with her.
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“I met my wife and her ex John Stamos at a party when they were married. I remember thinking, ‘Wow. This girl is really beautiful and funny.’ I talked to her the whole party. My wife remembers that party and remembers us clicking. We clicked. My wife and I clicked. We clicked the first time we met,” he said during a 2017 interview with Jess Cagle.
Despite having an instant connection with Romijn, O’Connell insisted that nothing happened until she split from Stamos, 61, in 2004.
“Obviously, she was married, and I know shenanigans go on, but no shenanigans happened. But we clicked. Day one, we clicked,” he said. “I want to tell you this about my wife, and my wife says it funnier than I do, but we met. We started hanging out. I came for a sleepover … and I never left. That’s the truth. We just clicked.”
