Kelly Ripa Is ‘So Proud’ of Husband Mark Consuelos as Couple Wraps 1st Week of ‘Live’: ‘I Was Never Worried’

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A perfect match on screen — and off! Kelly Ripa couldn’t be more proud of husband Mark Consuelos for nailing their first week of Live With Kelly and Mark.“I had no concerns about how well he was going to do and he really proved me right,” the Live Wire author, 52, exclusively told Us Weekly following the couple’s cohosting debut. “I’m so proud of him, but I was never worried.”Ripa gushed, “The thing I love about Mark is how funny he is,” adding that she gave her partner some words of wisdom before his first episode on Monday, April 17. “The advice I gave him was to just keep being yourself, enjoy every moment and be present,” she told Us. “He took it from there.”The All My Children alums, who have been married since 1996, brought their chemistry to the daytime talk show as permanent cohosts after Ryan Seacrest‘s final episode on April 14. (The American Idol personality, 48, announced his exit in February after nearly six years on Live.)According to preliminary numbers, Monday’s episode delivered the best performance of the year so far among key demographics of women viewers, increasing its performance from 2022 by double digit percentages.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesRipa and her husband share daughter Lola, 21, and sons Michael, 25, and Joaquin, 20, and have only fallen more in love with one another in the years since tying the knot. “The secret to their marriage is that they are open,” a source exclusively tells Us. “They laugh all time, they love each other and they actually really like each other.”According to the insider, the Daytime Emmy winner was initially “worried” that Consuelos “would have too much on his plate” with Live and his acting commitments, but her concerns quickly subsided