Jerry O’Connell Joins ‘The Talk’ As Permanent Co-Host

CBS’ daytime show The Talk announced that frequent guest host Jerry O’Connell is joining the show as a permanent co-host.

“It’s fun, and it works, and we’re going to have a lot of fun,” the actor said on today’s episode as the announcement was made. Watch the announcement below.

O’Connell will appear on the show for the remainder of the week before taking a break until the end of the month to fulfill a previous film commitment. He’ll join full-time for Season 12.

“It’s real exciting,” he said. “First of all, I want to say, you ladies have been so welcoming to me. I mean, I came here as a guest months ago, and just from the moment I walked in, you’re just gracious, you’re kind, you’re fun, and it worked. And here we are. We’re going to have a lot of fun, we really are.”