‘Paranoid’ Jenny McCarthy lives in tent after mold poisoning diagnosis

Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg says she’s living in a tent while she detoxes from mold poisoning.

“Because I’m now paranoid about sleeping anywhere, I’m living in a tent,” McCarthy said during an Oct. 29 episode of his podcast. “I’m not even kidding.”

McCarthy then showed a video of what appeared to be a beige camping tent in her backyard, draped in a waterproof cover that she uses to protect against “chemtrails” and sprinklers. The tent appears to be at a California residence, as she mentioned she wasn’t “worried about the rain in California.”

Jenny McCarthy revealed during a podcast on October 29 that she was living in a tent. (His tent is seen above.) YouTube/@thejennymccarthywahlbergshow
She said she put a rain cover over it to protect against “chemtrails.” (McCarthy is seen above with her tent.) YouTube/@thejennymccarthywahlbergshow

The “Masked Singer” judge said she’s on month seven of mold rehab and is “too paranoid” to live anywhere other than her tent.

“That’s where this journey has taken me,” McCarthy said. “After all these surgeries, after being diagnosed with mycotoxin poisoning, I sometimes feel a little crazy and like the walls are crumbling and paranoid.”

“It’s really, really hard, and they’re talking about people with mold poisoning and PTSD, I’m still in the traumatic part of it,” she added.

McCarthy is currently recovering from a diagnosis of mold poisoning. (It is pictured above.) Instagram/@jennymccarthy
McCarthy was diagnosed with mold poisoning in December 2025. (She is pictured above.) Instagram/@jennymccarthy

Page Six reached out to McCarthy’s representatives, but did not receive a response.

During the episode, McCarthy, who is married to Donnie Wahlberg, detailed her diagnosis, which she received from a doctor in December 2025.

She shared that her first symptom was a terrible, recurring infected root canal that caused the left side of her face to explode.

During the podcast, she walked listeners through her entire diagnosis. (She is seen above on her podcast.) YouTube/@thejennymccarthywahlbergshow
She said she was “too paranoid” to sleep anywhere other than a tent. YouTube/@thejennymccarthywahlbergshow

McCarthy also battled constant chalazions on her eyes, undergoing months of painful eye surgeries, as well as severe rashes and food allergies.

“I couldn’t eat anything and started suffering from SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth),” she claimed. “That means every time you eat, your stomach explodes.”

Since her diagnosis, McCarthy has received numerous vitamins and supplements. She also decontaminated her entire house of mold, which was done by a specialist for tens of thousands of dollars.

McCarthy has been taking a lot of vitamins and supplements since her diagnosis. (It is seen above in 2025.) Variety via Getty Images
She said she had to hire a specialist to help remove mold from her home. Instagram/@jennymccarthy

“Then you have to bring in contractors and rebuild your house…and then you hear, you have to get rid of all your furniture, you have to get rid of all your clothes,” the former “Playboy” model explained.

Her podcast episode comes just weeks after she and Wahlberg listed their Illinois home for $2.8 million in September.

The two have owned the four-bedroom home for more than a decade.

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