Jerry O’Connell is not OK with The Talk coming to and end.
Howie Mandel made an appearance during the series finale to host The Talkies and hand out funny awards to each of the hosts.
Jerry was awarded Best Performance By a Topless Host and he stripped his red and green plaid jacket and black shirt off while accepting the prize.
He thanked his tanning salon, his waxer and his personal trainer as the audience roared with applause, joyful screams and laughter.
Once he was shitless he made his way over to noted germaphobe Mandel, who shirked away from O’Connell’s embrace as he picked him up to shouts of ‘No don’t touch me.’
The Stand By Me star, 50, has been vocal on how he feels about the end of the long-running talk show.
Jerry O’Connell is not OK with The Talk coming to and end
CBS’s peppy daytime show wrapped up its 15-season run with an hour-long series finale which included O’Connell and co-hosts Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales and Sheryl Underwood.
The Scream 2 actor was welcomed with a lengthy standing ovation by the studio audience and quickly ended up in tears.
‘I just wanted to know why everyone’s being so nice today,’ he joked to attendees before launching into a series of emotional tributes for his TV family.
Before the cameras rolled for the last time, O’Connell, 50, also shared a tender moment with the crew and spoke with fans in the crowd, according to The Sun.
One eyewitness shared that he put his arm around warm-up host Bill Sindelar – who has long been responsible for giving cues to the audience – and shared a long hug.
Between tears, O’Connell also spoke about the final moments of filming and opened up about what the experience meant to him.
‘He was very emotional, you can tell how much this show and the family of crew members and hosts meant to him,’ an insider told the outlet.
‘Jerry kept hugging everyone and professing his gratitude, it was really sweet, heartfelt and genuine.
Howie Mandel made an appearance during the series finale to host The Talkies and hand out funny awards to each of the hosts
Jerry was awarded Best Performance By a Topless Host and he stripped his red and green plaid jacket and black shirt off while accepting the prize
‘At one point, Jerry thanked the crew for becoming ‘part of his daily life’ and said he has really grown to love forming a routine on set. He will miss it.’
The source also revealed that the seasoned actor said he loved the show for the ‘sense of community’ it had formed over the years.
In the end, O’Connell choked up as he admitted The Talk ‘didn’t deserve’ to end so abruptly and could have potentially gone on for ‘years and years.’
During the live segment, the plaid-jacket wearing star also spoke of his time at the show and said: ‘When I came here to The Talk, and I’m so grateful to everyone along the way who let me be here, I had been a substitute teacher on daytime talk shows.
‘I thought I knew everything, and I got here, and I really want to thank the audience for really teaching me … not only the audience at home but the audience here, who taught me what it takes.
‘I hope we gave you just a little respite from some of the world’s problems. We love each other here. I think we’ve shared that respect and joy every day, and we hope you felt it as well.’
At the end of the episode, the entire crew joined the hosts on stage for a champagne toast with the audience.
In April, CBS announced the end of the Emmy Award-winning talk show following months of rumors and low ratings in the wake of Sharon Osbourne‘s departure in 2021.
He thanked his tanning salon, his waxer and his personal trainer as the audience roared with applause, joyful screams and laughter
Once he was shitless he made his way over to noted germaphobe Mandel, who shirked away from O’Connell’s embrace as he picked him up to shouts of ‘No don’t touch me’
The Talk broke new ground when it launched 14 years ago by returning daytime talk to CBS with a refreshing and award-winning format,’ CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach and CBS Studios prexy David Stapf said in a joint statement.
‘Throughout the years, it has been a key program on CBS’ top rated daytime line-up as it brought timely, important and entertaining topics and discussions into living rooms around the globe.’
The duo continued: ‘It goes without saying that hosting and producing a year-round talk show is no easy task, and we express our sincere gratitude to our amazing hosts Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell and Sheryl Underwood.’
‘We also want to acknowledge our former show hosts and colleagues who contributed throughout the seasons. We truly appreciate the skill, creativity, and dedication everyone involved brought to the show every day,’ Reisenbach and Stapf co