John Stamos didn’t mince words when addressing an inquiry from a podcast host that seemed to question his love for his wife, Caitlin McHugh.
The actor was asked whether he would ever ditch his wife for actress Lori Loughlin, with whom he has been a long-time friend.
John Stamos responded with an expletive-filled rant, in which he admitted that he remains committed to his marriage to Caitlin McHugh.
John Stamos Says There Is ‘No F-cking Way’ He Would Leave His Wife
During a recent appearance on the” Good Guys” podcast, Stamos demonstrated just how devoted he is to his wife, Caitlin McHugh, when asked a personal question about his loyalty to her.
Hosts Ben Soffer and Josh Peck had told the actor that many fans wanted to know if he would “ever leave [his] wife” for his long-time friend Loughlin, adding that it was “the biggest question” they got ahead of his appearance.
The question seemed to stem from fans’ belief that their onscreen chemistry as lovers in the ’80s series and their subsequent closeness could transition into real life.
However, Stamos shut down those speculations with an expletive, saying that there is “No f-ucking way!” that he would leave his wife. He also hit back with a comical dig at one of the hosts for raising the question.
“I’m not Mormon – do you do that with your wife? Are you a swinger?” he added, per the Daily Mail.
The Actor Says His Relationship With Lori Loughlin Is ‘Platonic’
Shortly after, Stamos then clarified that his relationship with Loughlin was “platonic” and has been so since they became friends on the set of the series.
Still, he did admit that there was one time he thought they crossed the line and made out.
“I always thought that we made out on some ride at Disneyland – I’ve known her since the early ’80s,” the actor told his hosts.
His recollection, however, came with one issue, which was Loughlin later telling him it never happened. As such, Stamos claimed he remains uncertain about whether that moment ever actually took place or if it was just a figment of his imagination.
“I don’t know if it was something I made up in my mind,” Stamos further reflected, adding, “You know, some kind of fantasy.”
John Stamos Blasted His ‘Full House’ Co-Star’s Husband
Elsewhere on the podcast, Stamos also touched on Loughlin’s split from her husband of 28 years, Mossimo Giannulli, earlier this month.
He called his friend’s husband a “terrible narcissist” and also claimed he was to blame for their involvement in the college admission bribery scandal for their daughters, Isabella ‘Bella’ Rose, 27, and Olivia Jade Giannulli, 26.
“I’m just heartbroken for her right now,” Stamos reflected on Loughlin’s failed marriage. “I’ve really tried to be there for her during this time.”
“It’s heartbreaking,” he added. “She was married 27, 28 years. Her kids are good girls. She’s beautiful inside and out. But I told her, ‘Every bit of negativity or hardship you’ve been through has been connected to this guy.'”
John Stamos Says Mossimo Giannulli ‘Busted’ Lori Loughlin ‘Up To The Core’
Speaking further about Loughlin’s failed marriage, Stamos refused to answer questions about whether Giannulli was “supposedly not a very good guy” and may have cheated on Loughlin during their marriage.
“I’m taking the Fifth on that, but whatever he did busted her up to the core,” the actor shared.
“She put up with a lot over the years with this guy,” he added about his friend. “She is an angel, and she always made things better.”
Stamos went on to reveal that he has cut ties with Giannulli, regardless of the fashion designer being a “very successful dude.”
“When you have a wife like that and a family like that, how do you bust that up?” the actor blasted Giannulli.
The Actor Called Lori Loughlin A ‘Good Person’
Amid his friend’s struggles, Stamos has made an effort to be a steady source of support, with the full backing of his wife, who reportedly has no issue with their close bond.
“She lives in my neighborhood,” Stamos said about Loughlin. “Caitlin’s been good about it.”
He went on to praise his friend further, emphasizing that she’s a genuinely good person despite what some may think of her in light of the scandal.
“[She’s] a girl who, you know, has lived her life really well, a good person, a good mother, [and] a good wife,” he added about her.
John Stamos wants to tell you about the most famous crime you may have never heard of
Right off the bat John Stamos knows it’s surprising that he’s narrating a true crime podcast.
The “Big Shot” star who came to fame via “General Hospital” and “Full House” years ago (not that he has aged at all, trust us) told CNN recently, “I’m realizing it must look pretty weird.”
But not as weird as the subject of the podcast and how it all came together.
“The Grand Scheme: Snatching Sinatra” tells the story of the 1963 kidnapping of then 19-year-old Frank Sinatra Jr., the son of legendary crooner Frank Sinatra.
The 10 episode podcast premiered ad-free earlier this month on Wondery+ and is now available where ever podcasts are streamed.
Stamos told CNN he discovered the not very well known crime story courtesy of his own interest in music.
“Almost like 25 years ago, I was doing a gig at the Orange County Fair with [rock duo] Jan and Dean,” Stamos recalled. “I’d met them through the Beach Boys over the years. And Dean Torrence turned to me and said, ‘Hey, Stamos, do you know anything about producing?’ I told him yes, but I didn’t.”
“He goes, ‘Well, I have this manuscript. I have the rights to the story, my best friend kidnapped Frank Sinatra Jr.,’” Stamos added, holding up the manuscript. “I go “What?!’”
That led to Stamos forming a friendship with the author of the manuscript, Barry Keenan, who was one of the kidnappers and who wrote the manuscript while he was in prison.
Days after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Keenan, then 23, and an accomplice grabbed Sinatra Jr., who was newly into his singing career and performing at Harrah’s Club Lodge in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
The kidnappers demanded a $240,000 ransom from the elder Sinatra and were eventually caught and prosecuted.
Stamos said he’s been trying to tell Keenan’s story for years, but ran into several obstacles – including the fact that Sinatra Jr., who died of cardiac arrest in 2016, did not want it told.
But Stamos couldn’t let it go, particularly because the story was so wacky.
He said Keenan proved to not be the most apt kidnapper, forgetting his guns as well as to pay his hotel bill and skiing in Lake Tahoe as everyone from the FBI to mob boss Sam Giancana was trying to locate Sinatra Jr. and his kidnappers.
“Everybody is after this guy and he’s doing runs down the bunny slope up there in Tahoe with his girlfriend. So you can’t make this up,” Stamos said. “And when I talk about it, like I usually say, it’s like the Marx brothers meets the Cohen brothers, but doing this podcast…we really got to dive into Barry and his story and his psyche and where he came from.”
What Stamos found was a mentally ill man who seemingly couldn’t catch a break, believed God told him through the radio to kidnap someone to earn some money, and concocted the scheme.
More than anything the actor said he wanted to shine a light on mental illness, which he said was swept under the rug when the now 81-year-old Keenan was growing up.
“I don’t want to glorify this man, what he did. He made a horrific mistake,” Stamos said. “Nobody got hurt. Thank God.”
He said he was already a casual fan of true crime podcasts and wouldn’t mind if “Grand Scheme” got additional seasons telling the stories of other unbelievable crimes.
Stamos also wouldn’t be against the story making its way to the screen someday and he said he would want to play John Irwin, Keenan’s mother’s boyfriend.
“He looked like Clark Gable, had a thin mustache,” Stamos said. “He was a tough guy and he was the one who made the ransom calls because he had a great voice and Barry asked him to do that. And that’s the character I would want to play.”
John Stamos doesn’t hold back when asked if he would bring Lori Loughlin ‘into the fold’ of his marriage
The ‘Full House’ actor also discussed his former co-star’s separation on a podcast, calling her ex Mossimo Giannulli a ‘narcissist’
When asked on a podcast this week if he would bring a newly single Lori Loughlin into his relationship with his wife, John Stamos had a definitive answer.
“Would you bring her into the fold?” the “Good Guys” podcast co-host Ben Soffer asked Stamos, adding that the top question they received from fans for him was whether he’d leave his wife, Caitlin McHugh, for Loughlin.
But Soffer said he and co-host Josh Peck would rather ask if he’d want Loughlin to join him and his wife in an unconventional relationship.
“Come on, Aunt Becky, bring her in. Bring her into the fold,” Soffer said some fans ask, referring to her character from “Full House.”
When asked on a podcast this week if he would bring a newly single Lori Loughlin into his current relationship with his wife, John Stamos had a definitive answer. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Stamos questioned if they meant a “threesome,” and they clarified it was more of a polyamory/open marriage question.
“No,” he answered. “I’m not Mormon.”
After that, they began to discuss the swinger lifestyle, and he said, in his opinion, “It never works” — except for a few sets of couples he knows.
Stamos went on to say that he and his wife are supporting Loughlin as she navigates her separation from her husband, Mossimo Giannulli.
Loughlin and Giannulli announced their separation earlier this month after nearly 28 years of marriage.
“She put up with a lot over the years with this guy,” he said.
“She is an angel, and she always made things better,” he shared, calling Giannulli a “narcissist” and adding that he’ll never speak to him again.
Lori Loughlin and John Stamos in a 1993 “Full House” promo photo. (Bob D’Amico/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
“I think when you have a wife like that, and a family, how do you do that? How do you bust that up?” he asked.
In “Full House,” Stamos and Loughlin played husband and wife — Uncle Jesse and Aunt Becky. The popular sitcom ran from 1987 to 1995.
The 62-year-old said people always assume there was something romantic between him and Loughlin, but he emphasized they’ve always just been friends.
He admitted that he once called Loughlin the “one who got away” in an interview before he met McHugh.
“It was interesting,” he said. “There was a very small window for the two of us being single at the same time.”
The actor said he didn’t want to “belittle” his relationships down to the musical “Grease,” but compared Loughlin to Sandy before her transformation and ex-wife Rebecca Romijn to Sandy after.
He said at the time he was more attracted to “rebellious” women.
John Stamos, his wife Caitlin McHugh and their son Billy are seen here at a Netflix holiday event in 2024. (Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix)
Stamos married former Victoria’s Secret model Rebecca Romijn from 1998 until their divorce in 2005.
“Lori was so sweet,” he admitted. “I loved working with her, but she was just too nice for me.”
He said that he even thought that he and Loughlin had made out on a ride at Disneyland once, but she denied to him that it happened.
“So, I don’t know if I made it up in my mind — you know, some kind of fantasy,” he laughed.
Stamos married McHugh in 2018. They have one son, a 7-year-old named Billy, who is Stamos’ only child.
John Stamos’ 7-year-old son, Billy, uses his father’s fame to impress girls
John Stamos has revealed that his seven-year-old son, Billy, has started using his father’s fame to woo girls.
The 62-year-old actor, who is known for his starring role as Jesse Katsopolis on “Full House” and later reprised the role in Netflix’s “Fuller House,” has revealed his son is name-dropping him to win over girls at his new school.
Stamos, who has Billy with wife Caitlin McHugh, told E! News, “He said, ‘Dad, we had to write down all our things.’ The girl next to him put ‘Fuller House.’”
Billy soon informed the girl of her dad’s role in the show, saying, “You know, that’s my dad. My dad’s on that show. And he plays Uncle Jesse.”
Stamos laughed, “He’s using it with the girls.”
“The Grandfathered” star went on to admit that his son likes to use catchphrases from the sitcom to “mock” his dad.
He told the outlet, “He watches ‘Full House,’ but he watches it to mock me. Because I’ll be like, ‘Go put your Legos away.’ He responded with Michelle Tanner’s (played by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) iconic line: “You got it, dude.”
Stamos quipped, “He’s pulling catchphrases on me. But mocking. Not like it’s cool or anything.”
John Stamos Has Fiery Response When Asked If Would Invite Lori Loughlin Into Caitlin McHugh Marriage
The topic of an open marriage came up during John Stamos‘ latest interview.
Earlier this week, the 62-year-old actor appeared on the Good Guys podcast hosted by Josh Peck and Ben Soffer where he fiercely defended his Full House co-star and longtime friend Lori Loughlin following news of her split from Mossimo Giannulli.
During their conversation, Ben asked John if he would consider inviting Lori into his marriage with Caitlin McHugh.
“No. No f–king way,” John answered before turning the question back at Ben.
“I’m not Mormon – do you do that with your wife?” John asked. “Are you a swinger?”
Ben, who is married to fellow podcast Claudia Oshry, responded, “I don’t.”
Shortly after that, John clarified that his relationship with Lori, 61, has always been “platonic.”
However, he did reveal that there’s a chance that they made out decades ago.
“I always thought that we made out on some ride at Disneyland – I’ve known her since the early ’80s,” John said, though Lori later told him that it never happened.
“I don’t know if it was something I made up in my mind,” John reflected. “You know, some kind of fantasy.”
Also in the interview, John didn’t hold back while slamming Lori‘s estranged husband Mossimo and blamed him entirely for the college admissions scandal.
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