Jon and Kate Gosselin might have been addressing rumors last night, but it Mel Gibson’s chat that drew laughs.

During a sit-down with exiting Tonight Show host Jay Leno, People‘s first “Sexiest Man Alive” gave himself a new title: “Octo-Mel.” The new nickname is a result of his girlfriend’s pregnancy. (The 53-year-old has seven other children with his first wife.)

When asked how he met the Russian singer, Mel said he heard Oksana Grigorieva’s voice before he actually met her in person. “Did you hear Susan Boyle?” Jay then joked.

Gibson also clarified any speculation about the timing of his relationship. The actor/director said he didn’t even meet the musician until 2008; he and his soon-to-be ex, Robyn Moore, began their separation in 2006. As for the pregnancy news and the divorce proceedings, a source tells People that Gibson “didn’t even know Oksana was pregnant” at the time of the April 13 filing.

So will the birth of his eighth child mean another wedding is in the future? “Why would you get married twice?” Gibson asked.