Melissa McCarthy showed off her sexy new curves while dressing in a black and brown corset Viking costume for an appearance on Live with Kelly and Mark on Tuesday.
The actress, 54, who celebrated her 19th wedding anniversary with husband Ben Falcone, 51, earlier this month, donned an orange, red and green floral top with a fur stole and a metal dragon on one shoulder.
She and Falcone walked arm in arm to the studio where they promoted their latest project, the Hildy the Barback and the Lake of Fire podcast.
The two-time Oscar nominee, who said she lost about 75 pounds through diet and exercise, graciously ignored a question from her friend Barbra Streisand, 82, who accidentally sparked a viral debate about weight-loss drugs in May. .
In response to the photos shared on Instagram, the entertainment icon wrote, “Give him my regards,” in reference to a photo of McCarthy with director Adam Shankman.
Melissa McCarthy showed off her sexy new curves dressed in a black and brown corset Viking costume on Live with Kelly and Mark on Tuesday. She and her husband Ben Falcone dressed up to promote their latest project, the Hildy the Barback and the Lake of Fire podcast.
Then he added: ‘Did you take Ozempic?’ Streisand quickly deleted the comment and later offered a public apology.
McCarthy laughed off the question with a sweet online video telling her fans, “The bottom line is that Barbra Streisand knows I exist.” He walked up to me and thought I looked good! I win the day.’
As for the new podcast, the scripted comedy was written by Falcone, who also dressed up in costume for his appearance on the morning show.
The actor, who provides the voice of Urgrall the Horned, looked fearsome in a brown and black coat with a furry cape draped over his shoulders and a large buckled belt around his waist.
His shirt had the appearance of a metal chain and he added a modern touch, wearing brown sneakers.
The audio show follows Hildy, played by McCarthy, as she and her friends embark on a quest to save the world after the land of Golgorth is threatened by an evil force that wants to burn the place down.
The comedy couple called on several of their famous friends to participate in the production, including; Octavia Spencer, Glenn Close, Allison Janney, Joel McHale and Jim Rash.
Their daughters, Vivian, 17, and Georgette, 14, also participate, playing the two-headed oracle.
McCarthy, 54, will voice Hildy. The scripted comedy was written by Falcone, who also provides the voice of Urgrall the Horned One.
The couple’s daughters, Vivian, 17, and Georgette, 14, also participate, playing the two-headed oracle (pictured in Los Angeles in March).
“There’s artwork (of) what the world (looks like) and they have these bald blue heads and (Vivian and Georgette) were like, ‘Oh yeah, let’s do that,'” McCarthy told Kelly and Mark.
‘Then they entered. They are really good, but they are very rare. We thought, “This is wonderful.”
McCarthy and Falcone’s outfits might inspire some fans to don Vikings for Halloween, but the couple told Kelly and Mark that they’re not big fans of the holiday.
The two-time Oscar nominee has said she lost about 75 pounds through diet and exercise, and changing the way she thinks about weight (pictured in New York City in April).
McCarthy graciously brushed off a question from her friend Barbra Streisand, 82, who accidentally sparked a viral debate about weight-loss drugs, when responding to a photo of McCarthy with director Adam Shankman, Streisand said: “Did you take Ozempic?” (Pictured in Los Angeles in April)
Streisand quickly deleted the comment and later offered a public apology. McCarthy responded with a sweet online video telling her fans, “The bottom line is that Barbra Streisand knows I exist.” He walked up to me and thought I looked good! I win the day’ (Pictured in Malibu, CA, in July 2023)
“We don’t fully understand it,” the Unfrosted actress said. “I know, I can do it for a character, but just saying, ‘I’m going to dress like a doctor!’ I don’t know how to do it.”
“I’m more like, ‘I’m a man named Chuck!'” Falcone joked. ‘I’m a man named Chuck! It’s in the pharmacy!’
Her daughters have already made plans to go trick-or-treating. ‘Georgie will play Mr. Bobinsky from Coraline, with very thin legs and belly. And then Vivian is going to play Flynn Ryder (from Tangled),” he explained, adding, “And Reese, his girlfriend, is going to play Rapunzel…they love it.”
Hildy the Barback and the Lake of Fire premieres October 25.
