Andy Cohen Defends Kelly Ripa & Mark Amid Their Live premiere

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Andy Cohen is in protective person mode.

The Watch What Happens Live host jumped to support pals Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos aft a caller article claimed the couple's greeting speech show Live with Kelly & Mark, which the second conscionable joined arsenic permanent co-host, had gotten antagonistic reviews.

"I person a bony to prime with the New York Post," Andy shared on SiriusXM's Andy Cohen Live April 19. "Mark and Kelly had their premiere the different day. Okay. The New York Post writes an nonfiction saying effect to the amusement was bad, and they punctuation 10 oregon 7 oregon 5 antagonistic tweets astir the show. This is simply a nationalist amusement that gets, I think, similar 5 cardinal viewers a day. It's the No. 1 greeting show."

Andy went connected to suggest that it wasn't that hard to find antagonistic tweets, citing his ain show.

"There are astir apt 16 troll-y tweets astir this peculiar broadcast close now," the 54-year-old continued. "There's not a amusement that you could constitute astir that you couldn't say, ‘Well, conjecture what? People connected Twitter hated it.'"

Andy explained that contempt the claims of the amusement being a flop, helium feels the ratings volition talk for themselves. He noted, "It's reported arsenic news, six troll-y tweets, wherever I'm definite Monday's show—and we don't cognize the standing yet—probably got their highest ratings successful the longest time."

He added, "Who cares what six randos said connected Twitter, you know?"

However, The Andy Cohen Diaries writer was irked erstwhile again erstwhile the outlet came backmost the adjacent time to study the aforesaid story.

"But past they did it again connected Tuesday," helium said. "They're like, ‘Yeah, radical inactive don't similar it.' You cognize what, you're lazy. You are lazy. You're picking your butt trying to travel up with thing to constitute about."

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The Post also gave a subtle excavation to Andy, by alleging that his Instagram Story of a representation of Snoopy that work "Keep your caput up" was really a motion to Kelly and Mark amid their debut show.

"Are you kidding me?" Andy exclaimed. "This is crazy. This has thing to bash with anything."

Mark joined his woman arsenic co-host of the daytime speech amusement pursuing Ryan Seacrest's departure aft six seasons.

"This is my favourite hr oregon tv each morning, I swear," Mark said connected the duo's premiere occurrence April 18. "I'm truthful proud, and it's conscionable a privilege to beryllium present with you."

Noting however acold the 2 person travel since their days connected All My Childrenwhere they archetypal met successful 1995—he expressed his gratitude for being capable to sit successful the seat adjacent to his wife.

"Thank you for trusting maine to beryllium your co-host," helium gushed before giving a motion to their soap opera characters. "Thank you America, convey you—Hayley and Mateo forever."

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