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How Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos Feel Having an "Empty Nest"
No 1 tin come between Kelly Ripa and her thirst trap pics of hubby Mark Consuelos.
Including their weirded-out daughter.
"That's disgusting," Lola Consuelos, present 21, chided her ma during a 2020 interview with People. "I artifact that retired of my mind. I forgot that you adjacent did that. I don't adjacent cognize if I travel you connected Instagram still! I'm kidding, I would never."
Which may be for the best, due to the fact that her parents' decades-long narration lone seems to grow stronger—and hotter—with time. Especially arsenic Mark joins the long-running greeting amusement big for what she joked was "the contractual work signifier of our relationship." The histrion is acceptable to instrumentality his spot alongside her astatine the desk of the recently rebranded Live with Kelly and Mark now that Ryan Seacrest is making his exit aft six palmy seasons.
Even lad Michael Consuelos, 25, has to admit there's a method to their madness.
"One 100 percent they're narration goals, and it's weird due to the fact that I've been with them the longest," Michael, who played a younger mentation of his dad's quality on Riverdale in 2021, told Entertainment Tonight in August. "Not a twelvemonth aft they were married, astir a year, past I came into the picture. So we benignant of grew up together, astatine slightest that's however I spot it."
Next he'll beryllium taking recognition for however good they turned out, but Kelly and Mark were only about the property their eldest lad is present erstwhile they met and just knew.
"Happy day to the airy of our lives @instasuelos," Kelly, 52, wrote successful grant of Mark's 50th successful 2021, aft getting fans psyched for the milestone with a series of shirtless pics of her husband. "I've loved you for much than fractional of your life, present are the years earlier we met. I was looking for you." And connected her day Oct. 2, Mark dedicated a post to "my champion friend, lover, confidant. My creation spouse successful life...My everlastingly girl."
They officially became empty-nesters in 2021 erstwhile lad Joaquin, 19, started assemblage astatine the University of Michigan—"We've done it earlier but the different two, they stayed successful New York truthful we knew they were there," his ma shared on Live With Kelly and Ryan after they got him settled—but adjacent though determination isn't rather arsenic overmuch all-five-together clip for the household these days, they marque the astir of it erstwhile they person it.
And happily, they instrumentality pictures.
In grant of soon-to-be cohosts large news, cheque out these saccharine Consuelos household moments:
Empty Nest, No Problem
For the archetypal September successful astatine slightest 20 years that she didn't person a kid to spot disconnected to school, Kelly filled the void with a throwback from 2008.
Look Out, Behind You!
Looks similar Michael's astir to get the driblet connected his small sister successful this pic their dada shared connected Lola's 19th day successful 2020.
Class of 2021
Joaquin is surrounded by emotion astatine his precocious schoolhouse graduation.
Big Men connected Campus
"Looks similar @instasuelos conscionable recovered retired helium won't beryllium @joaquinconsuelos roommate successful the fall," Kelly teased during a travel to Ann Arbor before Joaquin started astatine University of Michigan.
Kelly took a fewer days off in March 2022 to watch the Wolverines vie in the Division 1 Wrestling Championships successful Detroit.
Still a freshman, Joaquin didn't wrestle this time, but still, Kelly said connected Live upon her return, "It took years disconnected my beingness watching these young men."
Generational Health
The whole family yet made it to Greece and Italy in June 2021 after the pandemic had different plans successful 2020.
"Last year's graduation travel for our oldest lad and niece was delayed agelong capable to go a graduation travel for the household newborns arsenic well," Kelly shared.
Heavenly Holiday
This household pic from their Mediterranean getaway turned retired truthful well, Kelly made it their 2021 vacation card.
A Sweet Memory
"Happy Easter from the twelvemonth 2012 due to the fact that Lola approved this photo," Kelly captioned this throwback, ne'er missing a accidental to tease her perpetually appalled teen connected societal media.
Beautiful Girls
Mark wished the "spectacular women" successful his beingness a happy International Women's Day.
Apples of Her Eye
"Happy Valentine's Day to the loves of my life!" Kelly wrote from the heart connected Feb. 14, 2022.
Nice View if You Can Get It
Kelly celebrated the fruits of her labour connected National Sons Day, Sept. 28, 2021.
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Mommy & Son
Kelly and Mark's eldest child, son Michael Consuelos, 24 astatine the time, posted this saccharine throwback photograph of him and his ma connected her 51st day successful 2021, writing, "Happy Birthday, Mom!! I anticipation you person the top time ever. You're a badass and an inspiration to everyone. Also, erstwhile I telephone you a T. Rex, I mean it arsenic a compliment. You should cognize that by now."
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History Repeating
In August 2020, Kelly Ripa shared an epic recreation of an aged household photograph from 2003 connected Instagram. With youngest lad Joaquin connected her thigh and older kids Michael and Lola perfectly successful place, we'd accidental they nailed it contempt the information that, arsenic Kelly noted, "objects whitethorn look larger."
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Glad Grad
In May 2020, Kelly and Mark celebrated eldest lad Michael's graduation—albeit a virtual one, acknowledgment to the coronavirus pandemic—from New York University. Marking the occasion, Kelly wrote connected Instagram, "And conscionable similar that you graduated college. MJC, the joyousness and pridefulness you person brought our household is indescribable. I emotion you with each my heart."
All Grown Up
From kids to teenagers! "#tbt 2011 vs. 2019 Les murs sont devenus positive petits," Kelly shared successful an Instagram station that showed conscionable however overmuch her kids person grown.
School's Out
"The Graduate #2019," Kelly wrote connected Instagram celebrating Lola's last days of precocious school.
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Star-Studded Walk
Kelly receiving her prima connected the Hollywood Walk of Fame successful 2015 was an all-hands-on-deck event.
Milestone Moments
Kelly matched her son's gown and the flowers astatine Joaquin's mediate schoolhouse graduation.
Selfie Time
When your household is this beautiful, you would apt beryllium posing for selfies much often than not too.
Joy to the World
Holidays ever bring household unneurotic and this celebrated unit is nary exception.
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Family Fun Day
Back successful 2003, Kelly and husband Mark Consuelos celebrated the opening nighttime for A Year With Frog and Toad astatine Maxine's successful New York City.
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Red Carpet Pros
Back successful 2001, Mark and Kelly took their lad to the ATLANTIS The Lost Empire premiere astatine the Ziegfeld Theatre successful New York City.
Snow Day
Whether they are traveling determination blistery and tropical oregon chill and snowy, this household ever knows however to person a bully time.
