The Jonas Brothers agree that their infamous purity rings were a 'bad idea' in hindsight
- On "Watch What Happens Live," Andy Cohen asked the Jonas Brothers about their purity rings.
- Early in their career, the band was heavily mocked because they wore the symbolic rings.
The Jonas Brothers said that their decision to wear purity rings was a "bad idea" in hindsight.
During their early years as a band, the brothers famously wore rings that symbolized their abstinence from sex before marriage. However, they all got rid of the rings as they got older.
During Sunday's episode of "Watch What Happens Live," Nick, Joe, and Kevin all agreed that the rings were a bad idea during a game with host Andy Cohen.
"Well, in theory, they're not a bad idea," Nick said when asked about the rings. "But you should know what you're signing up for before you sign up for that."
Joe then added: "When you're 12 versus when you're like 16, it's a very big difference."
During an appearance on "The Late Late Show With James Corden" in 2019, the Jonas Brothers explained that they began wearing the purity rings when they were 12 because they grew up in a church and their dad was a pastor.
They also said that they only decided to talk about the rings after a reporter told them he was going to say they were part of a cult.
"The next thing you know, it was 'the Jonas Brothers and their purity rings,'" Joe said. "We decided at one point, 'Look, this is not who we are. We don't need to be wearing this anymore. This is annoying. People are making fun of it anyway. We can make fun of it ourselves.'"
Joe also said in their 2019 documentary "Chasing Happiness" that the criticism about the rings made them stop wearing them.
Nick told Elle in 2015 that the media's obsession with the rings, while he was still a teenager, made him "uncomfortable."
"There was so much attention on my sex life at 15. It was uncomfortable," he said. "If you were talking about a 15-year-old's sex life or a 17-year-old's in any other context it would be totally obscene."