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Live with Kelly and Mark did not live up to its name recently when fans tuned in at the beginning of a new week, only to be met with a “prerecorded” disclaimer at the bottom of the screen.

While Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos typically prerecord most end-of-the-week episodes to take extended weekend breaks, things were different this time.

Kelly and Mark jet off to Palm Springs during these weekend breaks or travel to Michigan to see their son, Joaquin Consuelos, at the University of Michigan.

As Monsters and Critics reported, even their trips to Michigan may end since Kelly and Mark’s son is graduating soon.

Kelly and Mark took extra time off and prerecorded their show, not because of Palm Springs or Michigan, but because of another frequent stop for the jet-setting couple.

Kelly shared on her Instagram account that she and Mark took a work trip to their beloved Italy,...

Kelly Ripa enjoyed a recent Take Your Daughter to Work Day at People Magazine, under the guise of photos for People’s Most Beautiful issue, so that she could include her daughter, Lola Consuelos.

Lola is Kelly and Mark Consuelos’ only daughter, and anytime home is a bonus for them, as Lola lives across the Atlantic in London while she pursues her musical career.

The past few weeks have been a rollercoaster for Kelly and Mark, as they lost their beloved dog, Chewie, to old age and other ailments, and a massive studio change disrupted things.

As Monsters and Critics reported, a rumored accident on the set of Live with Kelly and Mark helped extend the already two-week hiatus to three weeks of reruns for fans.

A break in the bleak spring for Kelly seemed to lift her spirits, as it involved her daughter, Lola, in a fun photoshoot ahead...

Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa recently sat down with Jimmy Kimmel on his show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, to promote their Live’s After the Oscars Show next week.

During the interview, the long-married couple discussed working together on Live with Kelly and Mark.

Mark is approaching a vital anniversary of two years of experience as Kelly’s official co-host on Live.

But not everything is happy and carefree on the set of Live, as Monsters and Critics has reported that fans think Mark is looking bored and checking out mentally at times.

Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa are officially empty nesters. Their three children are all off and living their best lives away from NYC.

While they’ve been embracing their newfound freedom, Mark has developed an unusual new habit that has even Kelly scratching her head.

Mark shares a bizarre new habit he picked up recently

The Riverdale actor...

Live with Kelly and Mark will be moving to Los Angeles for a show or two as Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos host Live’s After Oscar Party.

Kelly and Mark do this every year, and it is always a favorite show of theirs since they love to travel so much.

As Monsters and Critics has reported, Live is holding a contest that will offer the winner a trip to Hollywood to see the show.

But before that happens, Kelly and Mark may head to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to support one of their children.

Kelly and Mark always go above and beyond for their children, Michael, Lola, and Joaquin, traveling as far as Europe to see them.

While Michael works for Bravo in nearby New Jersey and Lola is off in London working on her musical career, the youngest, Joaquin, is in college in Michigan and may come the next child they visit.

Kelly Ripa and her husband, Mark Consuelos, have three grown children, but they still like to send out a family Christmas card each year.

On a recent Live with Kelly and Mark, Kelly shared how much trouble she has getting the kids to agree on one photo to send out.

A recent Architectural Digest spread about their home in NYC showcased that Kelly and Mark are empty-nesters since all three children have moved out.

Kelly and Mark’s oldest son, Michael Consuelos, is working for family friend Andy Cohen in a roundabout way, as they are both at Bravo.

Lola Consuelos moved to London to further her music career while her younger brother, Joaquin Consuelos, attended college in Michigan.

On a recent Live show, Kelly shared how she effortlessly got the three kids to agree to a Christmas card during this busy holiday season, which includes decorating the home and buying gifts.

Live with Kelly and Mark usually runs smoothly with seamless transitions from segment to segment as Kelly Ripa expertly keeps things going.

Recently, Kelly stopped the show as she called out, “Wait!” as the team tried to segue to Stump Mark, a fan-favorite part of Live.

As Monsters and Critics have reported, Live’s staff are professionals and are used to changeups, like the move to Palm Springs that is coming soon.

The entire show will be taping episodes on Sunday and Monday at Palm Springs on the West Coast. These shows will air at the usual times despite filming ahead of time to accommodate the time differences.

These changes take months to prepare for, and the team knows about them ahead of time, but when Kelly recently stopped Stump Mark, it was on the spur of the moment and may have surprised everyone.

Kelly and her husband, Mark Consuelos,...

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos co-host Live with Kelly and Mark. They often share stories about their family on the show. The anecdotes about their family life have quickly become a much-loved daily segment. On the October 7th episode, Kelly revealed that she’s been lying to her kids.

Kelly Ripa’s Big Fib

During Monday’s episode of Live with Kelly and Mark, Kelly and Mark discussed how their weekend went. Kelly went out of town this weekend to visit her niece during the University of Minnesota’s family weekend. While Kelly was away she left Mark at home to take care of the family’s two dogs Lena and Chewie.

Kelly and Mark soon started having a hilarious debate about the ages of Lena and Chewie. The couples’ debate centered around how old Chewie was. They said that they have told the kids so many different things that...

In a recent interview on Live With Kelly and Mark Kelly Ripa held back tears as she spoke about the emotional loss of someone important to her. Kelly, 54, began the October 2nd interview by paying tribute to Yvette Siegel-Herzog. Yvette was important in the life of Kelly’s children.

Someone Close Dies

Kelly Ripa was vocal about the loss of her friend Yvette Siegel-Herzog. Yvette was important to Kelly and her family. Yvetta was responsible for taking Kelly and her husband Mark Consuelos’s youngest son Joaquin Consuelos to school. Kelly said, “every now and again, there’s a person that enters your life that changes it for the better in ways that seem momentous at the time, but then you flash-forward 10 years, and you go, my gosh, the way this woman has impacted and changed the course of our lives, our family’s lives, can’t be overstated.” Kelly dearly misses her friend.

Kelly Ripa idolizes Lisa Rinna’s relationship with her kids. Ripa has openly spoken about the things she wishes she could change about her relationship with her children. Though, it seems Rinna has the life she wants.

Kelly Ripa In The Spotlight

Kelly Ripa is best known for her TV show, Live With Kelly and Ryan which she had with Ryan Seacrest before he left and then it became, Live With Kelly and Mark. Even though they still use the mugs from the old name, Ripa picked up as nothing happened once Seacrest exited and it surely makes it easier that her co-host is her husband, Mark Consuelos.

Their show airs weekdays on ABC. As it makes sense that parents would, Kelly and Mark often discuss their children. Now, the whole world, or anyone who cared to listen, knows that Kelly has had some issues in the parenting department.

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Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos often discuss their children on their show, Live with Kelly and Mark.

If Kelly’s recent revelations are any indication, their children may not like that much attention from their famous parents.

Mark and Kelly have three grown children, Michael, Lola, and Joaquin Consuelos, who have moved out of the family home.

Since Kelly and Mark entered their “empty-nester” years, everyone, including The View’s Sunny Hostin, has been giving parenting advice.

However, something Kelly shared in a recent interview shows that not everything is going great for Kelly and her kids.

Kelly revealed that sometimes, her kids block her on their social media accounts.

Kelly Ripa wishes her kids would let her TikTok with them like Lisa Rinna’s kids do

Kelly and Mark offer advice or post little snippets of conversation on their kid’s Instagram posts, but it comes with a price.

Live with Kelly and Mark’s stars, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, are still fresh off their Daytime Emmy win.

Last weekend, the couple was in London with two of their children, Lola and their youngest, Joaquin, and missed the award ceremony.

Mark shared on Live with Kelly and Mark that this London trip had been planned for at least a month, so they did not want to disappoint Lola, their daughter, and miss seeing her.

While it was Mark’s first Emmy win in this category, it was a surprise that they won the award. Kelly Clarkson was the one that everyone thought would win.

Visiting London with two of their three children may have seemed a lot more fun than watching themselves lose an award.

Now that that trip is over, the next thing is Father’s Day. Mark shared his plans for this special day of celebration,...

When fans were left with another previously recorded episode of Live with Kelly and Mark, everyone undoubtedly wondered where Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos had jetted off to again.

The couple has traveled many places lately, from Palm Springs for Spring Break to Italy for Mark, and now Michigan has entered the mix. ‘

Kelly and Mark often film double episodes in the studio, taking advantage of the time off later in the week to travel.

Kelly updated her Instagram stories about their whereabouts midweek, while Live with Kelly and Mark played a Halloween recap episode for fans.

Fans have long complained that the show’s name should reflect that there are only two or three live episodes in a week, but it seems that Kelly and Mark will not fix that anytime soon.

Kelly and Mark took their show to a lady’s luncheon for the University of Michigan, a...

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos have three children who have grown up under America’s watchful eyes.

Everyone loves to see glimpses of Michael, Lola, and Joaquin Consuelos on Live with Kelly and Mark.

The last time Kelly and Mark’s kids were on television with their famous parents was around Christmas for a baking segment.

Michael and Lola dropped by the studio to make Christmas cookies while Joaquin was in Michigan for college.

These days, the best way to get a snapshot of their life is to see what they share on social media.

Lola shared photos of a spring break trip she seems to be on, and fans love the location.

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Lola shares she is in Morocco

Lola is in Morocco for a vacation and has shared several photos about the trip on her Instagram page.

On Saturday, talk show host Kelly Ripa and actor Mark Consuelos stopped by the University of Michigan campus to celebrate their son’s big wrestling championship win.

Last March, 19-year-old Joaquin Consuelos and his team won the 2022 Big Ten championship, and they were honored over the weekend with a highlight reel. The team also got to wear and enjoy their new championship rings.

Kelly took to Instagram to celebrate the exciting occasion. She posted a photo of her, Mark and Joaquin smiling together, and her son showed off his ring for the camera. “Big day at the Big House!” Kelly captioned the photo. “Go Blue #team100 #bigtenchamps #wrestling.”

Mark also showed his support for Joaquin online, posting an Instagram Story of him and his son with the special ring. “Team 100 Big 10 champs,” the actor wrote.

University of Michigan Wrestling shared a wholesome photo of Kelly taking a picture of Joaquin with his ring.

Lola Consuelos has a fan in her mom Kelly Ripa. Pic credit: @kellyripa/Instagram

Kelly Ripa is one proud mama as she promotes her daughter, Lola Consuelos’ new song.

It was dropped earlier this month on streaming platforms, and Kelly is eager to promote it every chance she gets.

Lola is the only daughter of Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa, but they also have two sons.

She posed with Joaquin and Michael, who appeared to enjoy some time by the water.

The brunette beauty had a shimmery pool wrap on while the pool peeked through the bottom of the photo.

This is Lola’s first publicly released song, and it’s clear that Kelly loves to dote on her only daughter.

Lola Consuelos stuns in maroon pool wrap

There aren’t very many photos of Lola Consuleos out there. She tends to shy away from selfies, but she does post...

Lola Consuelos is vibing in the wind as she wears an ultra-sheer coverup over a bikini. Pic credit: @kellyripa/Instagram

Lola Consuelos is pulling out all the stops to help promote her newly-released song.

With a bit of help from her famous parents, Lola is well on her way to being a best-selling artist.

The daughter of Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos has been eager to get her music out for all to hear, and earlier this month, that dream became a reality.

She worked hard on Paranoia Silverlining, and her family has her back all the way.

Kelly has been amping up her daughter for weeks, and she is now getting into sharing her music on all platforms.

While Lola has been a bit on the shy side, it seems she is coming out of her shell and showing off for the world to see.

Lola Consuelos shows off...

Kelly Ripa may be daytime TV royalty, but her kids—Michael, 25, Lola, 21, and Joaquin Consuelos, 19—could care less. Telling E! News' Daily Pop that her kids often find her and husband Mark Consuelos "lame and old and embarrassing and humiliating," the Live With Kelly and Ryan proved her point by recounting a recent visit to Joaquin's college campus. "We came to see one of our son's sporting events at the University of Michigan," she told Daily Pop's Loni Love and Jodie Sweetin on July 6, "and all we did was walk up to him. We're like, 'Oh, we'll meet you at your dorm.' And he's like, 'You cannot meet me at my dorm and you cannot be out...

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are officially empty nesters. During the Sept. 7 episode of Live With Kelly and Ryan, the morning show star revealed they recently dropped their youngest child, 18-year-old Joaquin Consuelos, off at college. "It was hard," Kelly admitted. "It was really hard." While detailing the big moment, Kelly took a trip down memory lane and shared a sweet story from her kids' childhood.  In addition to Joaquin, Kelly and Mark are parents to 20-year-old Lola Consuelos and 24-year-old Michael Consuelos. When the kids were little, Kelly used to give her children a kiss goodnight, exit the room and then return saying, "One more! One...

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos might be feeling a little sad after having all their children out of the house.   Over the weekend, the Live! With Kelly & Ryan host and the Riverdale actor dropped their son Joaquin Consuelos off at college. After parting ways, the couple took a somber photo together, which she later shared on Instagram. "So far we are crushing this empty nest thing," Kelly captioned the Aug. 29 post, along with a sad face and spiral eyes emojis. The couple's oldest son, Michael, 24, commented on the post, "I almost had no doubt."   According to Joaquin's Instagram, the 18-year-old already has things in motion and secured a spot on...

Ok, maybe Mark Consuelos' Instagram skills needs a little work. In the meantime, wife Kelly Ripa is happy to call him out over his lackluster photography. Taking to Instagram July 7, she shared two pictures taken during their family vacation in Italy. The first, snapped by Kelly of course, showed the Riverdale actor smiling alongside their sons Michael Consuelos, 24, and Joaquin Consuelos, 18. Despite it being dark in Alberobello, Kelly perfectly captured the glowing trio. But when it came time for her to hand the camera over to Mark for her own pic with the kids, well, it didn't go so hot. Mark didn't use the flash—and the end result is an eerie shot of their...

The youngest member of the Ripa-Consuelos clan has headed off to prom! On Tuesday, May 25, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos' son Joaquin Consuelos attended his senior prom with some help from his famous dad's closet. "Borrowed his dad's tux and shoes," Kelly said on the May 26 show, "both we will say tight, too small, a little bit?"  "No, it fit really well," Mark insisted. "It fit really well on him." Not according to Kelly. "Pants were a little short," she said. "It's ok." "Did he get them short on purpose? Did he tailor them a little bit?" Mark bantered back. "Oh, he's taller. His legs...

Mark Consuelos is celebrating a milestone birthday. The Riverdale actor turns 50 on Tuesday, March 30, and he's receiving a flood of well wishes from fans, friends and family—including wife Kelly Ripa. In fact, the Live With Kelly & Ryan co-host kicked off the birthday festivities a few days ago, sharing a series of shirtless pics of Mark in honor of the occasion. Kelly has also been posting throwback pictures of her husband in celebration of his special day, featuring a few never-before-seen family snaps. Alongside one pic of Mark with kids Michael Consuelos, 23, Lola Consuelos, 19, and Joaquin Consuelos, 18, Kelly wrote on her Instagram Story, "Happy birthday...

Joaquin Consuelos might want to avoid reading his parents' latest Instagram exchange. While celebrating their youngest son's 18th birthday on Feb. 24, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos shared some intimate information about his conception. "Happy 18th Birthday Quino! @kellyripa our little guy is all grown up," Mark captioned his tribute post. "We love you Joaquin!" After seeing her husband's message, the Live! With Kelly and Ryan host replied with a cheeky comment. "You know what? Making him was so much fun," Kelly wrote along with heart emojis. In response, the Riverdale actor noted that Joaquin was "made" in Montreal. While Joaquin has yet to...

It won't be long before Kelly Ripa's youngest son, Joaquin Consuelos, will be heading off to college. During the Feb. 3 episode of Live With Kelly and Ryan, the 50-year-old host opened up about the 17-year-old's journey to get to this point and his struggles with dyslexia and dysgraphia. Kelly told viewers Joaquin is currently deciding on a school and has "lots of options." However, she suggested that her husband Mark Consuelos didn't always think this day would come. "Mark and I were FaceTiming the other night....Mark got very emotional and very choked up," she recalled, "because he said, 'You know, I never thought he would be able to go to college' because he was...

Time sure does fly! In a Jan. 28 Throwback Thursday post, Kelly Ripa shared family vacation photos from 20 years ago. One of the sweet snapshots showed her husband Mark Consuelos holding a smiling baby Lola Consuelos in the pool while another showed Kelly cradling their daughter as a young Michael Consuelos beamed at his little sister. Today, Lola is 19 years old, Michael is 23 years old and their brother Joaquin Consuelos is 17 years old.  "#tbt," the Live with Kelly and Ryan host captioned images of their getaway. "2001 Babies with their babies."  The pictures certainly brought back fond memories for the couple. "I love these pics so...

Kids, they grow up so fast. Kelly Ripa reminded her followers how much her children have grown by sharing then-and-now photos of her crew on Instagram. The posted consisted of two side-by-side pictures—one from 2003 and one from 2020. In the first photo, Kelly could be seen holding her youngest son Joaquin Consuelos, who is now 17, in her lap when he was a baby. The picture also featured her two older kids—Michael Consuelos, 23, and Lola Consuelos, 19—during their childhood years. When fans swiped over to the second photo, they saw the famous family members recreating the same poses in present day. Kelly joked "objects may appear larger" in the second shot. Her husband, Mark...

Amid the Coronavirus outbreak, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos have been sheltering in place in the Caribbean with their three kids. Multiple outlets report that the Live With Kelly and Ryan host and the Riverdale star were on a trip with their kids, Michael Consuelos, 22, Lola Consuelos, 18, and Joaquin Consuelos, 17, when they were instructed to shelter in place. "The family was on a trip in the Caribbean when told to shelter in place and decided to stay put," a source tells People. The outlet also shares that Ripa discussed her stay in the Caribbean during a virtual townhall this week with ABC employees. In the conversation, Ripa reportedly explained that the family trip was...

Back-to-school season is officially here! Kelly Ripa celebrated the special time of year by posting a throwback photo of her son, Joaquin Consuelos, on Instagram. The sweet snapshot was taken in 2006—back when he was just a toddler. In fact, Ripa claimed the sweet picture was taken on "his first day of school ever." In addition to sporting some adorable blond locks, the little man wore a picture-perfect outfit for class. He donned a colorful shirt, dark jacket and bright blue backpack. Still, he didn't look particularly excited to start school. "Can't say he looked thrilled about it," Ripa wrote in part of the caption. Time certainly does fly because Ripa's...

Happy birthday, Mark Consuelos! The Riverdale actor turned 48 on Saturday and received a sweet birthday tribute from his wife, Kelly Ripa. The Live With Kelly and Ryan co-host, also 48, posted on her Instagram page a slideshow of photos of her husband, including images of him with their family, set to Jake Shears' 2018 song "Mississippi Delta (I'm Your Man)." The fan-favorite couple are parents to three children—Michael Consuelos, 21, Lola Consuelos, 17, and Joaquin Consuelos, 16. "Happy birthday to the finest man!" Kelly wrote. "You are our heart and soul and rock and roll @instasuelos...

Thank goodness they got back together! In a new interview, Kelly Ripa has shockingly revealed that she and her longtime husband, Mark Consuelos, actually broke up one week before they eloped in Las Vegas in 1996. "Right before we got married, we broke up. We broke up and we got back together the day before we went off and eloped. Yeah, we eloped. We went to Vegas and got married," the 47-year-old star told Emma Diamond and Julie Kramer on the duo's Comments by Celebs podcast earlier this week. A post shared by Kelly Ripa (@kellyripa) on Feb 22, 2018 at 3:21pm Pst "We broke up the week before we got married... He popped the question the day before we got married, but that day, that very day that we got back together, we were at a taping of Regis and Kathie Lee," Kelly continued. "It was their Mother’s Day special.

TV star Kelly Ripa couldn't wait to celebrate her daughter Lola Consuelos' 17th birthday on Instagram on Saturday, June 16. Last week, Kelly took to social media on two occasions to post family throwback pics to show how proud she is of the woman her daughter is becoming. The first photo showed Kelly's husband, Mark Consuelos, cradling a newborn Lola in his arms. "Tbt 2001 @instasuelos got the best #fathersday present in the form of Lola," she captioned the snapshot. A post shared by Kelly Ripa (@kellyripa) on Jun 14, 2018 at 12:17pm Pdt The second pic showed the birthday girl still in her mother's belly while Kelly held up one finger to the camera. Mark is also seen in the pic looking very excited and holding Kelly's stomach. "Happy 17th birthday Lola!!! Since you refused all photo tributes I was forced to go deep within. With all our love," the proud mom-of-three captioned the pic.

He's probably super embarrassed that his mom just revealed his celebrity crush on national television! On Monday, March 12's episode of Live With Kelly and Ryan, Kelly Ripa revealed that her 15-year-old son Joaquin Consuelos has a thing for Ryan Seacrest's 25-year-old girlfriend, Shayna Taylor. When Ryan and Shayna recently came over to Kelly and her husband Mark Consuelos' home to watch the premiere of the American Idol reboot, Joaquin felt he needed to do something special in order to impress the model. "Joaquin shaved for the first time," the mom-of-three told the audience. "And then we realized it was because Shayna was there with Ryan… In Joaquin's brain, he thinks somehow he can get in there — in his fantasy brain." How cute! Ryan and Shayna on the red carpet together. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) Ryan, completely understanding the high schooler's motives, couldn't blame him. "He's a smart one.

He may be 15 now, but Joaquin Consuelos will always be Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos‘ baby.

The proud parents celebrated their youngest child’s birthday on Saturday, sharing numerous photos on Instagram of Joaquin’s journey from adorable infant to teen.

“Quin-ce! Happy 15th Birthday to the new born baby,” Ripa, 47, captioned a slideshow of Joaquin throughout the years. “I love you so much I’m going to wrestle you to the ground and pin you in three seconds.”

Consuelos added on his own social media page, “Happy 15th bday Quino…We love you buddy.”

The close family — including older siblings Michael Joseph,...

Kelly Ripa is going above and beyond for Joaquin Consuelos. The morning show host is in L.A. to prepare for Live! With Kelly and Michael's Oscars 2016 episode, which airs Monday, Feb. 29. During an appearance on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! Thursday, she revealed that she'll be making a quick trip back to New York City, where her family is based, to support her 13-year-old son. "He has a wrestling tournament in the middle of this weekend," Ripa, 45, said. "We're going to get on a plane so we can fly home Saturday and we can watch him wrestle and come back Sunday so that I can be at the after Oscars show." That's roughly 2,776.3 miles each way. Let that sink in. Host Jimmy...