Oh Bo! John Corbett Clears Up a Marriage Rumor He Started

By Stacy Jenel Smith Posted Jun 4th 2010 04:30PM

Bo Derek and John Corbett Wedding Rumors

John Corbett is looking to clear things up after drawing loads of attention with his surprising statement on Friday's 'Live with Regis and Kelly' that he and his girlfriend of eight years, Bo Derek, are likely to get married soon. "No, there won't be a marriage within the week," he tells PopEater.

"I made some silly comments on there and now it's coming back to bite me. I've done it now, haven't I?" asks Corbett, who normally plays it close to the vest regarding his personal life. "I think Reege kind of put me on the spot there. He and Bo go back 30 years."

As for when this wedding might happen, Corbett answers brightly, "It took place between that interview and now, and we had a couple of kids, and she left me and we had a divorce. Things move fast in the celebrity world."

"It's not a high priority for either of us," he adds. "I think Bo's more excited about going out horseback riding right now."

For his part, Corbett is more excited about going out and riding his Harley, now that his press rounds on behalf of 'Sex and the City 2' are completed.

"In the last five years, I've gone on tour with my country rock band. This is the first summer in five years I didn't book any shows. So for me, staying home is a vacation," says the actor, who shares a ranch with Derek between scenic Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez, CA. "I kind of hope the phone doesn't ring with any work." Later in the summer, he returns to 'United States of Tara' to begin filming the Showtime show's third season. The final episode of season two airs Monday.

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"I feel the same way about Toni Collette as I do about Sarah Jessica [Parker]," he says, referring to his 'Tara' and 'SATC' leading ladies, respectively. "I love both those girls. When I'm away from Toni too long, I really miss her. We've become great friends."

He says he's looking forward to the emergence of even more "alters" -- as in Tara's multiple personalities on the series, on which he plays her understanding spouse. "There have to be more. I think people who have this disorder for real on average have 10 to 15 of them. It makes the show more interesting. What I want to see more of personally is dudes," he says.

"One of my favorite alters is Buck," Tara's hard-drinking, profanity-spewing Vietnam vet alter-ego. "I need more dudes on the show."

So, any regrets about spilling the news on this wedding thing? "God, I'm 49. I'm almost 50. I've got to quit with the regrets and roll with the punches now. Besides," he adds, smiling. "I'm feeling saucy today."