‘First of all, who doesn’t wear underwear?’ the former ‘Mad Men’ star told Howard Stern when asked about a 2013 report that he wasn’t fond of intimate apparel.
While chatting with Howard Stern Monday, Jon Hamm demonstrated that he has a sense of humor about himself and a rumor that spread about him in 2013., the former “Mad Men” star burst out laughing when Stern confronted him about “the whole penis thing” and the rumor that he didn’t like to wear underwear. The rumor went viral after the actor was photographed walking down Madison Avenue, wearing a particularly clingy pair of pants.
On his Sirius XM show, Stern also mentioned a New York Daily News report at the time that said that Hamm was “was politely instructed by an AMC staffer to please wear underwear” while shooting “Mad Men” because his “impressive anatomy was too distracting.”“Yeah, I’ve worn underwear every day of my life,” Hamm continued. “With a suit? Come on. I love a comfy boxer brief, thank you very much. I like a breathable cotton.
Hamm won an Emmy for playing the iconic TV anti-hero Don Draper on “Mad Men,” the acclaimed series about 1960s advertising executives that ran from 2007 to 2015. Hamm, who co-starred in this summer’s blockbuster hit “Top Gun: Maverick” is promoting his new comedy film, “Fletch, Confess,” which reunites him with his “Mad Men” co-star John Slattery.
On a more serious note, Hamm opened up to Stern about how he worked with a therapist to deal with the death of his mother when he was age 10,He said all the work he did on his mental health helped him get to a place emotionally where he finally felt ready to get married and have children. Hamm is dating actor Anna Osceola, People reported. It is believed that they met in 2015, when she had a small role in “Mad Men’s” series finale. She played a receptionist at the spiritual retreat in Big Sur that Don Draper visits to find redemption. People said Hamm and Osceola made their red-carpet debut as a couple when they attended an Oscars party in March.