Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos have been married for 28 years. Many people probably wonder what it takes to stay together for so long. Well, the couple recently opened up in an interview for People magazine about how they've made it work.
"I feel like we could have over the years let something small turn into [a relationship problem] and [instead] we just put our heads down, got together and said ‘Let’s work it out,'” Kelly explained. She mentioned that many people the couple know have gone through a divorce or separation, and when asked why, they don't even know.
Kelly and Mark have three kids together, ages 25, 21, and 20 years old.
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After raising their kids for the past two decades, the two are now empty nesters. Though Kelly described the experience as "brutally painful," the couple do not plan to have any more children, especially with Mark's concerns of being an older dad.
Kelly and Mark first met on the set of the soap opera All My Children. When the casting director showed Kelly a photo of Mark before he joined the show, Kelly said there was just something about him.
“I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, it’s my person. This is my husband. My future hubs,’” Kelly said. “I just knew it.”
The two got married just a year later, in 1996. They are known to be one of Hollywood's longest-standing couples.
The pair will now be working together as Mark takes over Ryan Seacrest's role as cohost on Live With Kelly. A lot of people questioned if the two could manage working together on a daily show.
“To have Mark join me at that desk every day, it’s a dream come true,” Kelly said during their interview. “I prefer the togetherness. I really enjoy being around him — he’s great company, so funny, so smart, insightful, pragmatic and super level-headed. He doesn’t get rattled, and that’s very reassuring and comforting to be around.”
Mark added, “If we think something is really going to be funny, then it can be magic.”
Kelly added that they have confidence in their marriage to discuss any topics on the show. "I don’t mind being the villain in the argument, nor does Mark. Neither one of us needs to be the hero.”
