Kelly Ripa insists 'All My Children' role changed the 'whole trajectory' of her life

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Kelly Ripa was just 20 years old when she landed the role of Hayley Vaughan on the ABC soap opera "All My Children" — and it changed her life forever.

Because of the role, Ripa, 49, made a name for herself in the industry and also met her husband, Mark Consuelos, on the set of the iconic daytime series.

Ripa reflected on playing Hayley as she and Consuelos partook in Entertainment Weekly's #UnitedAtHome series with other "All My Children" cast members to raise awareness for coronavirus relief. "Well, you know, it's so funny.

Her original name was Hayley Wells and then they said, 'The character sounds too much like Hayley Mills so we're changing her name to Hayley Vaughan,'" Ripa remembered. "I was like, 'I don't know who anybody is you just.