Sandra Bullock & Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Perry & Julia Roberts, and Whoopi Goldberg & Ted Danson all have something in common. They’re some of the forgotten high-profile romances of the 1990s. Today host Carson Daly and actress Jennifer Love Hewitt are in good company. They briefly dated decades ago. The Voice host revealed the bizarre tattoo he got after the split. Keep reading for all the details.
Revisiting Jennifer Love Hewitt & Carson Daly’s Romance
Jennifer Love Hewitt was one of the It girls of the 1990s. She starred in the some of the decade’s most popular movies, including I Know What You Did Last Summer and Can’t Hardly Wait. Carson Daly at that time was a huge presence on MTV as the host of Total Request Live. The two began dating around 1997.
The couple walked the red carpet at some of the hottest events that year. However, they split after a year of dating. Carson Daly reportedly found out about the breakup when Jennifer Love Hewitt mentioned it on The Howard Stern Show.
Carson Daly went on to date actress Tara Reid but they split in 2021. He married Siri Pinter in 1995 and they share four children together.
Jennifer Love Hewitt went on to date several other famous men, including John Mayer. She married actor Brian Hallisay in 2013 and has three children.
Today Host Reveals Bizarre Tattoo He Got After Split
Carson Daly previously revealed that he had Jennifer Love Hewitt’s name tattooed on his ankle. Jenna Bush Hager and Carson were talking about Pete Davidson removing 200 tattoos in the last few years. The Today host revealed that he has about 15 tattoos that he never plans to remove. However, Carson Daly admitted to having one tattoo removed.
“I did have one ex-girlfriend tattoo on my ankle,” he told cohost Jenna Bush Hager. “And then I dated another girl who said, ‘That’s got to go,” he recalled. One time while he was getting a new tattoo, he remembered wanting the other one removed.
“An hour later I looked at it and now I have, it’s a crab claw coming out of a pocket knife,” Carson Daly revealed about the cover-up tattoo.
While Carson Daly and Jennifer Love Hewitt didn’t split on good terms, they’ve since made up. She was a guest on his late-night talk show in 2005. Us Weekly reported that the 9-1-1 star asked her ex, “Can we just say that, for the time being, no matter what happened, I was a really good girlfriend to you and you were a great boyfriend?”
Carson Daly admitted they were good together. However, they eventually found love after their heartbreaking split. Share your tattoo stories in the comments.
Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger