Home candy discuss present! Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa felt relaxed throughout their first Live With Kelly and Mark present on Monday, April 17.
“This show today truly felt like home,” Consuelos, 52, solely reveals within the upcoming subject of Us Weekly. “I always feel at home with Kelly but [working] together this morning just felt so right.”
The Riverdale alum provides: “Kelly and I have always [felt] the most [at] ease when we’re together and I feel so lucky we get to do that daily.”
The former Alpha House star — who joined his spouse, 52, as her official cohost on the ABC discuss present on Monday — couldn’t comprise his pleasure over the second. “I can’t wait to see where we can go from here,” he tells Us.
Ripa, for her half, was equally as pleased with the couple’s starting as coanchors.
“Mark did amazing! Better than I even thought,” the Hope & Faith alum, who shares daughter Lola, 21, and sons Michael, 25, and Joaquin, 20, together with her partner, solely shares with Us. “I look forward to a long TV partnership with him.”
The New Jersey native proceeded to sing her husband’s praises, saying, “He’s a natural and I have a good feeling this is going to be great for a while.”
Ripa and Consuelos kicked off their work partnership on Monday after Ryan Seacrest stepped again because the cohost following six seasons.
“The future starts now,” the pair — who discovered love after taking part in Hayley and Mateo on All My Children within the ‘90s — mentioned on the prime of the present. Ripa then launched her husband as he ceaselessly discuss present associate, joking he can be “joining me today and permanently until one of us dies.”
News broke in February that Seacrest, 48, can be leaving Live after practically six years. At the time, Consuelos was introduced as his alternative, a choice the American Idol host totally supported.
“I’m looking forward to coming back to guest host in the future and Kelly, I promise to forever share my food photos, chicken eggs, and olive oil with you,” Seacrest wrote by way of Instagram in February. “And congratulations to my brother Mark, feel free to remodel my dressing room!”
The former Pitch actor, for his half, shared his well-wishes with the On Air With Ryan Seacrest host by way of social media.
“I know I have some big shoes to fill … well actually they’re only a size 9, but you know what I mean,” Consuelos joked, referring to Seacrest’s small stature.
The former Keeping Up With the Kardashians producer cohosted his last episode of Live with Ripa on Friday, April 15. During the printed, he thanked his longtime pal for guiding him all through his time on the present.
“I so appreciate your leadership, your love, your wisdom and I really do feel like a family member and we will have that forever,” Seacrest advised the Stand-In actress. At the top of the episode, Consuelos got here out on stage and introduced Seacrest a large cake to have a good time. The radio character then gave his Live mug to the actor as a symbolic passing of the torch.
Two days later, Entertainment Weekly revealed an interview with Ripa and spoke about her future on the discuss present.
“Every time you get a new cohost, it’s like a little jolt of energy,” the Live govt producer defined within the Sunday, April 16, article. “But to be clear, I am always thinking about retiring. It is my favorite topic of discussion.”
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