The Walking Dead star Jeffrey Dean Morgan addresses NSFW theory about shocking amount he self pleasures

The Walking Dead star, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, has sent fans into a right frenzy after finally addressing a seriously NSFW theory about the shocking amount he masturbates.

Now, in case you're not in the loop, there's a theory floating about on social media, seeing one fan attempt to estimate just how much time the American actor, um, relieves himself.

Such a theory - which, by the way, is based solely on analysing photos of Morgan - was posted late last week by Instagram user Jon Shefsky and has since taken the TWD fandom by storm.

In the video, Jon explained he was looking at Morgan's hands to determine the number, starting off by explaining: "Subdermal fat pad looks healthy, creases look shallow, thumb knuckle inflamed, thumb crease webbing, callus, another callus."

From these observations, Jon proposed that Morgan 'jacks it' 20 times a week.

So, if we actually do the maths here, getting busy under the sheets solo-style 20 times a week works at around 2.8 times per day - that's quite a lot of dedication committed in the name of self-care!

It's clear fans found the video hilarious, with many rushing into the comments section to share their reactions.

"I busted out laughing when you said 20 times," wrote one fan, while another chimed in: "I’m waiting for one of these celebrities to either confirm or deny your hypothesis in the comments."

Well, it seems those waiting days are over as Morgan, who plays Negan on the hit AMC TV series, himself was left in stitches over Jon's analysis, commenting under the viral video: "Yup. Reposted in stories. My wife sent this to me… DYING.

"I know this because I couldn’t even decipher wtf she was trying to type…. She was laughing too hard."

He went on to call Jon's observations 'some interesting research', before coyly stating: "I can’t confirm nor deny the 20 A WEEK?!?!"

However, he did admit: "That’s a heavy workload for anyone… much less an old fart who’s married to a smoking hot younger lady and either on set or being a dad/farmer."

Clearly still stumped by the steep number, Morgan rounded off his response in good spirit, exclaiming: "TWENTY?! Cheers to ME! Bravo dude.

"We do appreciate a good laugh even if at my expense! Keep up the solid research!"

Morgan, 59, tied the knot with his wife, One Tree Hill actress Hilarie Burton, 43, back in 2019.

While they may have only married some six years back, they've been dating since 2009 and share two children: a son named Augustus 'Gus' and a daughter named George Virginia.

Gus was born in March 2010, while George was born in February 2018.