Kelly Ripa hints relationship with Regis Philbin was unlike Kathie Lee Gifford's due to age gap
Kelly Ripa says the reason she did not have a great relationship with the late Regis Philbin could have been due to their age gap. Ripa wrote about her working relationship with Philbin in her book, "Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories." The television actress wrote that she was not given the same benefits as the men she was surrounded by, and told People, "there were good days and bad days… it was not a cakewalk." Ripa hosted the show alongside Philbin from 2001 until he retired in 2011.