Enamored, funny, sexy, and adorable are just a few words people would use to describe the Hollywood power coupleKelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos. Shy, for example, is definitely not an accurate descriptor for the couple.
The two, who have been married since 1996 and share three kids together (Michael Joseph, 27, Lola Grace, 23, and Joaquin Antonio, 21), prove time and time again how open they are with their fans.
When Ripa and Consuelos talked to SheKnows in October 2023, the couple told us whether anything at all was off-limits. “I was about to say ‘no,'” Ripa joked before clarifying that despite how it may appear, the two are “good secret-keepers” for their friends.
“A lot of the times we’ll be out and somebody will say, ‘You’re not going to talk about this tomorrow are you?’ and we already know that some things you don’t say,” she explained. “You don’t betray the trust of others.” That said, it seems that keeping other people’s secrets sometimes means oversharing your own!
The somewhat TMI and NSFW stories include everything from Ripa talking about recording Consuelos’ snoring, to their many sex life confessions, including their long-distance “sexual rituals.”
So, in honor of Ripa and Consuelos’ co-hosting success on Live With Kelly and Mark, we’re looking back at all their unexpected sex confessions over the years. And, who knows, maybe we’ll learn a thing or two about keeping the spark alive!
Baring It All
While discussing the show Naked Attraction in a September 2023 episode of their show, Ripa and Consuelos envisioned what it would be like if they had been completely naked when they first met.
“I start here. That’s where I fell in love with you,” Consuelos said while motioning toward his wife’s face. “Then you start glancing at things. Nice shoes.”
Ripa noted that he’d have to envision her back when “gravity had not had its full effect,” which prompted Consuelos to reply that he’s “still in.”
“I love all of it,” he replied. Ripa, however, still had questions. “Even the parts that aren’t really apparent? Even the parts that don’t really jump out at you?” she asked, while motioning to her chest. Consuelos teased, “They were apparent.”
Long-Distance Rituals
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ripa and Consuelos, like many other couples, had to deal with long-distance. But, of course, that didn’t mean any less sexy time between the two of them.
“We had sexual rituals,” Ripa said in the first episode of her podcast, Let’s Talk Off Camera in 2023. “They were so ludicrous over FaceTime. I became so alarmed at my appearance over FaceTime that I started rigging the computer to hang from a ladder. I hung the computer over a ladder so that I could look up to Mark and he did not have to see what gravity was actually doing. You get really close to yourself in situations when you’re separated from your husband for long periods of time.” Quite a visual, right?
No Dry Spells
During a 2020 appearance on Bruce Bozzi’s SiriusXM Radio Andy show Quarantined with Bruce, Ripa and Consuelos revealed that they rarely go too long without having sex.
“When I’m on the road working,” Consuelos said of their longest dry spell, revealing he once spent seven months working in Australia but his wife did visit halfway through. The couple said they typically don’t let more than a couple of weeks pass between seeing each other.
“We found each other at the right time in our lives, we were really young,” said Ripa of their active sex life. “We learned each other well. And with that comes a certain level of comfort and confidence and experimentation. We have fun. We enjoy [each other].”
All About Consistency
In a 2022 interview with People, Ripa called their sex life “the one part of our life that has always been very good.” She continued, “Even when we’re arguing, it’s good.” Talk about keeping the spark alive!
Giving the People What They Want
Turns out Madonna is to thank for Ripa providing us with so many shirtless photos of Consuelos on Instagram!
During a 2022 appearance on Danny Pellegrino’s “Everything Iconic” podcast, Ripa said learning that the Queen of Pop followed her on Instagram “immediately sort of changed everything I posted.”
“I started posting only shirtless photos of Mark,” she tsaid. “I was like ‘Madonna doesn’t want to see my kids, she wants to see eye candy.'” She added, “I was playing to an audience of one for a while.”
Flashback to Baby-Making
In 2021, on their youngest son Joaquin’s 18th birthday, Consuelos posted a sweet tribute to his son and an adorable proud dad caption.
Ripa, however, chose a very different vibe in her comment on the post. “You know what? Making him was so much fun,” she wrote along with five heart emojis. If you thought Joaquin’s mortified moment was over, think again. Consuelos jumped in with one more detail by responding to his wife’s comment, “#madeinmontreal.”
Cohen Confessions
During a September 2022 appearance on Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live, Ripa got candid about the places she and Consuelos have done the deed. After admitting the two had gotten intimate in a public bathroom, on a boat and in the All My Children set, she also revealed that they did it in Cohen’s house.
“It was a rental house,” she remembered. “I figured I wasn’t desecrating anything.”
Sex & Sleep
In 2017, Ripa talked about how Consuelos would sometimes be “mean” after they’d had some sexy time, per Us Weekly. “I think it’s bizarre,” she said. “He becomes short with me. You know what I mean? Like irritated. And I’m like, ‘Oh, now you’re irritated? You were so loving three minutes ago!'”
After the comments received some backlash, Ripa admitted she was joking and Consuelos clarified what actually happens. “I just wanted to set the record straight that no one can be mean after something if they are unconscious,” he said. “I sleep.”
Lola Walks In
Back in 2019, Consuelos guest co-hosted Live and shared with Ripa that their daughter Lola walked in on the two doing the deed on Father’s Day. “I just wanted to say, I was not in the mood. There was a house full of people,” Ripa said, totally regretting their decision. “I could tell you were going through the motions,” Consuelos added.
Lola, unsurprisingly, didn’t take it well either. “Thanks for ruining my birthday. And thanks for ruining my life. I used to see in color, and now everything is gray!” she said. We totally get it…
Lola Walks In… Again
As it turns out, the Father’s Day incident was the first time Lola walked in on her parents doing the deed. In Ripa’s podcast Let’s Talk Off Camera, she opened up about when the same thing happened during Lola’s eighth birthday.
“I encouraged him to lock … [the] door, and he tells me he did,” Ripa remembered in the 2023 episode. “All I know is, at a certain point, I made eye contact with my 8-year-old daughter who is standing at the foot of the bed.”
After seeing Lola, Consuelos immediately disappeared. “I don’t know where he went. … [He could have been] hanging from the ceiling,” Ripa joked.
The Perfect Fix
When Consuelos joined Ripa on a 2021 episode of Live With Kelly and Ryan, the couple had a lot to say about HBO show Scenes From a Marriage.
“I was like, none of this would ever be happening in the Mark Consuelos household, because he would have nipped all of this in the bud immediately,” Ripa said of the marital turmoil in the show.
“He would have been like, ‘Oh, you’re upset? I know how to take care of that. Oh, you don’t feel good about something? I’ll take care of that. Oh, you’re feeling like maybe you’re overworked? I got you. I know what you need.'”
She admitted, “Because everything for Mark is settled with—everything is settled with—” Consuelos interjected, “Love.” Ripa added, “Love and sexy time.”
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