United Kingdom, July 20 -- Jerry O'Connell has thanked Rebecca Romijin for making him grow up.

The 52-year-old actor was "very immature" when he first met the X-Men actress at a party in 2004 and he knew he needed to change in order to settle down and build a life with her.

Jerry - who married Rebecca in 2017 and went on to have twin daughters Charlie and Dolly, now 17, with her - told Fox News Digital: "My wife was definitely the biggest turning point in my life.

"I can't believe that my wife is with me, first of all. Thank you, honey, if you're watching this, thank you for being with me this week.

"Meeting my wife was one of the biggest turning points of my life.

"I was very immature. And then I met my wife, and my wife wanted to s...