Mark Consuelos started a brand new skilled chapter this week as he joined his spouse, Kelly Ripa, because the everlasting co-host of a daytime discuss present.
Monday’s episode of ABC’s newly renamed “Reside With Kelly and Mark” started with the couple, who married in 1996, making their entrance earlier than a rapturous viewers as Lizzo’s tune “2 Be Beloved (Am I Prepared)” performed.
“Becoming a member of me right this moment ― and completely, till one among us dies ― is Mark Consuelos,” quipped Ripa in her introduction.
As for Consuelos, he expressed his gratitude to Ripa and the backstage crew earlier than including a wink to “All My Youngsters,” the long-running daytime cleaning soap the place he and his spouse first met 28 years in the past.
“Thanks, America, thanks — Hayley and Mateo eternally,” he mentioned.
Watch Mark Consuelos make his “Reside With Kelly and Mark” debut under.
The present’s renaming to “Reside With Kelly and Mark” follows the departure of Ryan Seacrest, who co-hosted the daytime collection from 2017 till final Friday. Seacrest’s plans embrace relocating from New York to Los Angeles, the place he’ll host ABC’s “American Idol” reside exhibits, full time.
Earlier this month, Ripa advised Individuals journal that she anticipated a “seamless” transition between Seacrest and Consuelos, who're longtime mates.
“Nothing will actually change, simply the totally different title on the mug,” she mentioned.
Although Consuelos’ full-time position is new, he’s popped up on the daytime collection as a visitor co-host, as Ripa identified Monday with a spotlight reel of his previous appearances.
Talking to The Hollywood Reporter in an interview printed Monday, Consuelos admitted to having some doubts when ABC first approached him with the gig however vowed to “method it one present at a time.”
“We positively made a execs and cons record, and the professionals record was simply a lot greater than the cons record. The cons weren’t actually cons,” he mentioned. “We’ve carried out this collectively. We’ve labored on exhibits collectively. So, if there have been any objections early on, quickly we overcame them. We realized it’s not a giant deal.”
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