Jimmy Kimmel Jokes Son Billy, 7, Is a 'Weird Kid' as He Says He's 'Constantly Squeezing' His Mom's Butt

Mar. 15, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel and his son Billy.Photo:Bruce Glikas/WireImage; Jimmy Kimmel/Instagram

Bruce Glikas/WireImage; Jimmy Kimmel/Instagram

Jimmy Kimmelisn’t holding back when it comes to talking about his kids.

On Monday, Aug. 12, the comedian appeared on a new episode of the iHeartPodcastPolitickin’with hosts Gavin Newsom, Marshawn Lynch and Doug Hendrickson, where he shared some candid updates on his 7-year-old son Billy.

After noting that Billy is “doing great” following histhird open heart surgery in May, Kimmel proceeded to joke that his son is a “weird kid.”

“He’s constantly squeezing his mother’s ass,” he shared with a laugh. “He says, ‘It’s so juicy.'”

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Kimmel shares son Billy and daughter Jane, 9, with wifeMolly McNearney, as well as daughter Katie, 32, and son Kevin, 30, with his first wife Gina Maddy.

Speaking about Billy’s health on the podcast, Kimmel said, “You’d never know other than the scar on his chest” that the 7-year-old, who wasborn in 2017 with a congenital heart disease, had the surgery.

“He’s a very funny kid, he’s totally fine now. Hopefully he’ll never have to have another surgery of any kind thanks to the Children’s Hospital in L.A., which is a great hospital,” he added.

“Physically, you know, we’re gonna have to be careful with him for a couple of months, but he’s doing really well," he added.

Opening up about the resilience of children, Kimmel added, “They’re made of rubber, you know, everybody says that kids are so resilient and the doctors actually explained it to me which I don’t know why it never occurred to me before because they’re still growing."

In May, Kimmel posted a snap of Billy smiling in a hospital bed as he shared that the 7-year-old had successfully undergone his third open heart surgery.

“This weekend, our boy Billy had his third (of three, we hope) open heart surgery,” he wrote at the time, calling it a “humbling experience.”

“We went into this experience with a lot of optimism and nearly as much fear and came out with a new valve inside a happy, healthy kid," Kimmel continued, before thanking medical staff, strangers, family and friends.

The father of four added, “Thank you to my wife Molly for being stronger than is reasonable for any Mom to be and Billy, you are the toughest (and funniest) 7 year-old we know.”

source: people.com