Wendi McLendon-Covey was on Live with Kelly and Ryan this week promoting The Goldbergs. That show has been on seemingly forever and the second half of season nine is airing now. It’s unknown whether it will be renewed following lead Jeff Garlin’s ouster for bad behavior. I haven’t watched it in years, but I remember it as a cute show with a lot of nostalgia. Wendi has been married to Greg Covey for 25 years and they are childfree. Wendi told Kelly and Ryan that the secret to their marriage was that they don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. She was really adamant about this too. You could tell she was being deadpan about it and she was funny. Here’s People’s writeup and a clip is below:
“Listen, I’ve been married 25 years, just like [Ripa],” she said. “And here we are 25 years later, not celebrating Valentine’s Day, which is the key to a lasting marriage.”
McLendon-Covey said her 2022 Valentine’s agenda will include some self-care — and will be separate from whatever plans Greg may have for himself.
“There is nothing in Valentine’s Day that you need to be a part of. It is a bust at our house,” she said. “I’m probably going to do sheet masks and he can do what he wants.”
“I don’t need anything — whatever, I sound like a real shrew,” she joked.
But the actress did reveal a holiday that she goes all-in on: “St. Patrick’s Day, I go off. That’s my husband’s birthday.”
McLendon-Covey’s aversion to Valentine’s Day is nothing new. In 2016, she told PEOPLE that rather than celebrate their love one day a year, she and Greg make a point to appreciate each other on a daily basis.
“Right this moment I have a really nice husband who has been refilling my coffee for the last hour and a half,” she said. “I’m eating in front of the TV and catching up on emails, and he’s been refilling coffee and just being sweet.”
There’s something to what she’s saying. Doesn’t it seem like the couples who post the loved-up photos with over the top gestures are the ones who are on the rocks behind the scenes? It’s like they’re trying to compensate. Plus those people bug the hell out of me. As for gifts, my mom and dad are like this. They give each other cards on major occasions but they recycle them from the last year and they don’t give gifts. It really depends on the couple and each person’s love language though. My love language is gifts and I would hate it if someone didn’t give me something small for Valentine’s Day. (Candy is fine!) It sounds like Wendi’s love language is acts of service, since she gave the examples of her husband being sweet by making her breakfast and getting her coffee.
The Kelly and Ryan show posted another clip to YouTube where Wendi said she’s watched her on screen kids grow up. She said “I’ve seen them grow up and do their thing and they’ve seen me go through menopause. Yes I said menopause.” I am going to watch more interviews with her, she’s awesome.
Here’s that video. I love how she’s shady to Ryan at the end! His girlfriend is literally half his age, but it’s not like she pointed that out.
