Jenny McCarthy Says She Prayed for a Man Who Was Not 'Half-Baked' Before Meeting Husband Donnie Wahlberg

McCarthy revealed on 'The Kelly Clarkson Show' that she had stopped going on blind dates or doing "any dating" in order to "really focus on me" before meeting her now-husband

Jenny McCarthy knew what kind of man she didn't want before meeting Donnie Wahlberg.

During a recent appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, McCarthy, 51, opened up about how her now-husband, 54, came at a time when she had been through "a slew of uncomfortable and not healthy relationships."

"I was like, 'Okay, It's time to do a reset,'" the actress explained on the April 9 episode. "I've always been spiritual. I'm always into new age. I love improving myself. But I'm like ‘I’m really going to let the universe know I am shutting this down.""

McCarthy said she stopped going on blind dates or doing "any dating" in order to "really focus on me."

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"I’m like, ‘If I can upgrade me, then I’m going to upgrade the people I surround myself with and who I bring into my life,'" she said. "And I told God, I was like, ‘Listen, don’t bring me [a] half-baked guy. I'm going to fully bake myself.'"

The Masked Singer judge said she realized she wanted men to start meeting her at the same point she was at in life.

"I wasn't really looking for anyone in particular at the moment I met Donnie. But I went a full year into letting go of the demons [and] recognizing why I went into those patterns. A lot of it had to do with self-love and loving myself and knowing I was good enough," McCarthy said.

"Then the moment came, and Donnie was on a talk show I had," she continued. "And I interviewed him, and I was like ‘Oh wow, he’s funny.’ I’m like, ‘Oh, he’s smart. Oh, he’s hot. Oh, he’s got a good butt. I like him.’ The interview went from six minutes to an hour and a half. The audience and the producers were like, ‘Uh, we gotta go,’ and I’m like, ‘I’m in love.’"

McCarthy also confessed that Wahlberg was never her favorite New Kids on the Block member.

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"I grew up in a very Catholic family, and I was very scared of anything bad. Donnie seemed like the real bad boy growing up. He had the motorcycle, so I kind of leaned more toward Jonathan [Knight]," she said.

"I was just like, 'I don't want to go to hell any faster than I am. I'm going to go for the good boy," McCarthy joked.

While catching up with PEOPLE last month, McCarthy said their love has continued to grow stronger since they tied the knot in August 2014, and revealed that Whalberg sends her flowers "every week."

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"He's never missed a Monday in 10 years. He treats me like a queen. He's my everything. He still gives me butterflies. He's the love of my life," she added.

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