‘Bachelorette’ Jenn Tran reacts to cringey Kelly Ripa TV interview after backlash

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“The Bachelorette” Season 21 lead Jenn Tran addressed the backlash surrounding her awkward exchange with Kelly Ripa on the July 8 episode of “Live With Kelly and Mark.” During the show Ripa, 53, questioned Tran’s decision to seek love on reality TV, prompting Tran to point out Ripa’s own on-set love story with husband Mark Consuelos.“Honestly, I will say, Kelly and I, it was all in good fun,” Tran, 26, said during the July 15 episode of the “Trading Secrets” podcast. “We have this sarcastic banter.

I could tell the vibes, you know.“I didn’t take anything she said to heart,” she added. “I think it was all really in good fun.”When Ripa questioned Tran’s choices of finding love on the show, Tran replied: “I have a question: When did you meet your husband? … On TV, no?” referring to Ripa’s marriage to Consuelos, whom she met on the set of the soap opera “All My Children.”Ripa then argued that meeting on a TV set was “not the same” as going on a dating show like the ABC franchise.“We were both professional.

Are you acting on your show?” Ripa countered. “I didn’t marry [Mark’s ‘All My Children’ character] Mateo Santos. I married Mark Consuelos.” The two have three children and have been married since 1996.Podcast host Jason Tartick, who was on Season 14 of “The Bachelorette,” praised Tran for how she handled herself on live TV.“We’ve known Kelly is not a fan of the show,” he said. “I think you handled it perfectly, especially from someone that you know has a history of being against the show.”But the interview stirred discussions within Bachelor Nation.