Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos share how long they’ll stay with ‘LIVE’
Co-hosts and celebrity couple Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos shared with USA TODAY about why they love ‘LIVE’ at the Oscars red carpet.
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Kelly Ripa remained absent from “Live with Kelly and Mark” as actress Pamela Adlon joined Mark Consuelos as guest cohost while Ripa continues recovering from a recent gum graft surgery.
Adlon stepped in on Thursday, July 30, as Ripa has remained away from the daytime talk show all week following the procedure. The “Californication” actress and “Better Things” director and star is also a longtime voice actress, best known for voicing Bobby Hill on “King of the Hill.”
Consuelos, 55, previously informed viewers that Ripa, also 55, recently had the long overdue surgery, which “replaces the lost tissue around your teeth,” according to the Cleveland Clinic. He added that Ripa is “doing well” but, per her doctor’s orders, is “not allowed to talk.”
Consuelos, Ripa’s husband and full-time cohost since 2023, has periodically updated viewers on her recovery. He said on July 27 that though his wife “famously doesn’t feel pain,” the recovery has been “painful.”
“When she goes into the dentist, she doesn’t really use the Novocain, but this one hurts,” he said. “So I know it’s bad.”
Who is filling in for Kelly Ripa?
Kelly Ripa has been absent from “Live with Kelly and Mark” since July 27, when guest host Kevin Jonas appeared on the show. The Jonas Brothers musician also filled in for Ripa on July 28, while Mila Kunis filled in on July 29.
Pamela Adlon joined Consuelos as the July 30 guest cohost after appearing as a guest the previous week. “Scrubs” and “Scandal” actor Scott Foley is set to guest host on Friday, July 31.
When will Kelly Ripa return to ‘Live’?
Ripa’s return date has not been publicly announced. Like many daytime talk shows, “Live with Kelly and Mark” typically goes on a summer hiatus in August.
Contributing: Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY
