Kelly Ripa Says Working With Former ‘Live!’ Co-Host Regis Philbin ‘Was Not a Cakewalk’
“People,” Kelly Ripa opened up about her relationship with former “Live!” co-host Regis Philbin while discussing her new book, “Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories.”The 51-year-old television host, who worked with Philbin from 2001 to 2011 after replacing Kathie Lee Gifford, told “People” that the pages about her dynamic with Philbin made up “the hardest chapter” for her to write.“There were good and bad days,” she said of the decade she spent co-hosting “Live! With Regis and Kelly.” “I don’t want to feel like I’m slamming anyone or that I’m being disrespectful. But I also want people to know it was not a cakewalk.