Kelly Ripa has an eye toward the future. The long-running host of reveals in a new interview that she's thinking about retirement «with great interest,» but isn't planning to make the big change quite yet. «I think the risk-averse quality I have is probably the reason I stayed with the same job for so long,» she says in an interview with Cristina Cuomo for wellness outlet The Purist. «Other offers come along, but I like to stick with what I know.
I am very steadfast in everything I do, and so when you have me, you have me for life. Having said that, I don't intend to work at this job for the rest of my life.
I do talk about retirement with great interest, but right now I'm very happy, especially working with Mark.» Ripa, 52, currently co-hosts alongside her husband of 27 years, Mark Consuelos.
He follows in the footsteps of Ryan Seacrest, Michael Strahan and Regis Philbin when it comes to co-hosting with Ripa. For her part, Ripa has had her name on the marquee for 22 years after replacing Kathie Lee Gifford in 2001.
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