Kelly Ripa isn’t going to let Kathie Lee Gifford just say whatever she wants! As Perezcious readers will recall, Regis Philbin‘s longtime daytime TV co-host and close friend went after Ripa — Regis’ more recent longtime morning show co-host — over Kelly’s recently-released memoir Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories.
At issue for Kathie Lee was how Kelly wrote about her late co-host. Except there was just one problem: Gifford admitted she hadn’t read the book, and she wasn’t going to either!
So the criticism fell flat for Mark Consuelos‘ wife! Related: Kelly Shades Former Co-Host Michael Strahan After Pulling Severe Move With Memoir! Now, the 52-year-old star is speaking out about Kathie Lee’s comments.
Kelly popped up on Tuesday’s episode of Dear Media‘s Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast to discuss the book and backlash.
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