Jenny McCarthy And Donnie Wahlberg They learn first that imitation is the best form of flattery when it comes to their children.

"When we're apart, we sleep on FaceTime with each other," McCarthy, 52, shared exclusively in the latest our weekly Cover story on her relationship with her husband. "My son (Evan), who's 22 now, I'll go to his room and he's sleeping and he's got Facetime, pillows, girlfriends."

McCarthy, K tie the knot With Wahlberg, 55, explaining in 2014 that his son is seen "doing the little things that Donnie does for me" in his own relationship. McCarthy, who previously received advice from Wahlberg to "put their romance at the center," said his son looks up to him and Wahlberg gives clarity.

"Where I went, 'Donnie was so right,'" McCarthy said. “No matter how traumatized your kids are initially, you have to prioritize. And then love always wins."

McCarthy shared that she was previously "trained to hide" her love, but Wahlberg taught her otherwise. "It's something that he would teach me to go, 'No, no, no, we need to be models,'" she said. "It's okay if kids are uncomfortable, they'll get over it, because kids need to see what a healthy, loving relationship looks like."

McCarthy admits she had to warm to the idea of ​​PDA around their kids. (McCarthy shares son Ivan With ex-husband John AsherWhile Wahlberg is father to sons Xavier, 31, and Eliza, 23, whom he shares with his first wife Kimberly Fay.)

"Sometimes I was like, 'Oh my God, here's your son, don't kiss me.' That kind of thing,” he said. "It took me a while to get used to it and then I realized that once we did, our kids fell in love with each other and became best friends."

Wahlberg gushed that their children's relationship reflects him and McCarthy. “It makes us feel small. It looks like we're in our 20s," Wahlberg said, to which McCarthy replied, "That's true!”

"I think it's something that took us trial and error to learn," Wahlberg added. "But to see how successful and what an impact we've had on our kids and how they are now with their loved ones, it's great."

Wahlberg noted that he and McCarthy, who teamed up on the ID true-crime special Very scary boyfriendWork to keep their marriage "hot".

"Obviously we love each other and we're attracted to each other, but we also care about it," Wahlberg said. “That's how you keep (the spark) alive. We don't think it's been 10 years and we don't have to do those things anymore. Keep doing it."

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With reporting by Christina Garibaldi