‘Live With Kelly & Mark’ Retains Strong Daytime Audience As Consuelos Celebrates Co-Hosting Anniversary
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: It’s officially been one year of Live with Kelly and Mark. “I have to say it’s probably the fastest year of my life,” Consuelos told Deadline ahead of his April 17 anniversary of becoming the full time co-host to his wife, Kelly Ripa.
If someone had told Consuelos and Ripa one year ago they’d consider themselves a co-hosting match made in heaven, they likely wouldn’t have believed it.
In fact, Ripa admits she was “staunchly against” the idea of having her husband by her side each morning on air. “I just felt like we’re not that interesting, and we’re not a very controversial couple.
We don’t really get up too much. I always liken us to watching paint dry,” she said. But, eventually, she was convinced. After all, Consuelos had already guest co-hosted with her about 100 times over the years, and it had always worked well.
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