Wendi McLendon-Covey Loves To Escape Into A Bath As Self-Care: People 'Leave You Alone'

Wendi McLendon-Covey is a wife, cat mom, and full-time actor-comedian with a pretty hectic schedule. She currently stars as nurse Joyce in the NBC medical mockumentary sitcom "St. Denis Medical." Alongside that role, she has appeared in "Cast Away Sorta" and "Grimsburg," while also lending her voice in the animated project "Big City Greens" (the TV series and movie) as well as "Holdo's Most Wanted: A Live Staged Reading of Star Wars: The Last Jedi." Her plate is full, to say the least, which begs the question: What does "me time" look like for McLendon-Covey? The actor has discovered that one of the best forms of self-care is simply escaping into a warm bath. "Laying in the bathtub, mindlessly throwing on TikTok, which is so stupid," she told Woman's World in an April 2025 exclusive. "I learned early on in life that if you're in the bathtub, people would leave you alone, so that's always been my escape to just lay in the warm tub." She added, "I'm a big Epsom salt person."

Though she doesn't extend her self-care routine much further than simple ways to relax (aside from a little nip and tuck in the past, which McLendon-Covey is open about), the "Bridesmaids" star said she does enjoy regular walks. "I walk a lot because that's almost like a mini vacation for me — putting on my iPod and walking," she told Woman's World. "We have a home gym, and I would love to tell you I'm in there a lot, but I'm not. I do a lot of house cleaning — and that is also working out. No laughing matter."

As a self-proclaimed perfectionist, McLendon-Covey says it doesn't take much to put her in a stressful state of mind. From the never-ending dissemination of world events in the news, and social media rabbit holes (as she puts it), to the sporadic wildfires in her Los Angeles hometown, the "Reno 911!" actor says she easily becomes overwhelmed by it all.

Wendi McLendon-Covey has a lasting marriage to Greg Covey, with the pair tying the knot back in 1996. Although the couple have built up their wealth, it's their now privileged position that often makes McLendon-Covey feel guilty. "I'll think, 'I have this much money to donate, we have a truck, we can do this, we can do that,' and before I know it, I'm completely stressed out," she said in the same Woman's World interview. But the "Blended" star is also a realist and accepts that she can't do everything. She added, "The reality is, you have to take breaks. You have to step back, be analytical, and ask, 'What can I realistically do right now?' Handle that, then move to the next thing."

McLendon-Covey also eases those mental burdens by doing what she loves most — making people laugh. "Getting yourself in a good positive mindset is so much of the battle, so I think comedy, when it takes you out of your reality and gives you some nice big belly laughs, I think that's one of the keys to healing. Lifting your mood out of being in a dark place is everything."