The actress-turned-radio and TV personality officially split from her wife Kelli Carpenter last year (09), and now she’s dating mother-of-six Kachtik-Anders.
The new couple was spotted holding hands during a day out last month (Dec09) and now O’Donnell admits the fuss about her love life has been strange and a little disconcerting.
During her Rosie Radio show on Monday (04Jan10), O’Donnell said, “Did anybody hear I have a new girlfriend…? I felt like Madonna for a moment. Truthfully, I’m not really that kind of famous where people follow me.
“It’s only happened to me when I’ve been with Madonna to tell you the truth… or when I went… to (music executive) Tommy Mottola’s wedding… because he married Talia, this huge star in Latin America. Going into that wedding was like nothing that I have ever experienced before in my life.
“Aside from Madonna, everyone else I know who’s famous doesn’t really think they’re as famous as they are, including me. I had no idea that it (new romance) would be on CNN… It’s odd for me… and quite odd for Tracy.”
O’Donnell revealed she has been dating Kachtick-Anders since last autumn (09).
