Ashton Kutcher is still laughing at one of the strangest rumors that ever followed him and Mila Kunis: the claim that they don’t shower at home. The speculation has stuck around for years, all because of a few comments the couple made in 2021 about their family’s bathing habits.
Kutcher recently brought it up again in an exclusive chat, calling the entire situation “the craziest thing of all time,” and he made it clear the internet completely ran away with the story.
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The rumor started after Kutcher and Kunis appeared on Dax Shepard’s ‘Armchair Expert‘ podcast in 2021. Mila, 42, admitted that she “didn’t shower very much” while growing up, and the comment instantly grabbed attention. Kutcher, 47, added another detail that turned the conversation into viral material.
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He said he cleans his “armpits and my cr—- daily and nothing else ever,” and people online quickly treated it as proof that the couple avoided showering completely. Speculation spiraled fast, and the story became bigger than the original conversation. Years later, Kutcher still can’t believe how intense the reaction became.
He told PEOPLE that one small comment turned into a long-running rumor that people refused to drop. “It was the craziest thing of all time,” he said, describing how the public jumped straight to the worst assumptions. People didn’t just joke about it; many genuinely questioned his hygiene. Kutcher remembered the kind of reactions he saw, including people asking, “Does he stink? Does he smell?”
Kutcher Labels The Rumor “The Craziest Thing Of All Time”
The actor made it clear that the rumor was treated like a real scandal when it was never meant to be taken that way. Kutcher didn’t leave any room for confusion while clearing things up. He explained that people still repeat the claim that he and Kunis don’t shower, even though it came from a podcast conversation years ago. He spelled it out plainly: he showers regularly.
Kutcher also explained his routine. He showers, he goes to the gym, and he showers again. Anthony Ramos and Jeremy Pope were present during the conversation, and Kutcher even gestured toward them while talking, as if he needed witnesses to end the debate once and for all.
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Ramos backed him up on the spot and laughed while confirming the truth. “I can confirm my boy showers,” Ramos told PEOPLE, and turned it into a joke while still supporting Kutcher’s point. The rumor may have become internet legend, but Kutcher clearly wants it buried.
Kutcher addressed the speculation about preparing for FX’s body horror thriller The Beauty, created with Ryan Murphy. Even during a conversation about acting and training, the shower rumor still came up because it refuses to disappear. Kutcher also discussed getting “Speedo-ready” for the role, since his character appears shirtless often and wears revealing swimwear throughout season 1.
Kutcher still seems amazed that a single podcast clip became a rumor that lasted for years. Even though it wasn’t some serious controversy, he clearly found it ridiculous that people treated it like proof of bad hygiene.
