Mark Consuelos remains honest and loyal regarding his long-running marriage to Kelly Ripa.
During the Tuesday episode of Live With Kelly and Mark, Consuelos revealed to his wife of nearly 30 years that he kissed another woman while celebrating the Italian soccer team Campobasso 1919’s championship win over the weekend.
“In the adulation, in the celebration, on the field, when we found out that the other team tied and we are champions… We ran over to our fans,” Mark Consuelos told Kelly Ripa.
“I’m running… and I see this lady, let’s call her my aunt – maybe someone else’s aunt – and we look at each other and we’re so excited and there’s this [plex]glass and we come to the glass and you know what? I kissed her.”
Ripa, who co-owns the team with Consuelos, isn’t convinced that this incident really happened. “Do we have footage of this?” she asked. “We don’t have footage of it?
Despite not having video evidence, Mark Consuelos was adamant that the incident did actually happen. He even hilariously reenacted his and the woman’s eyes meeting as they kissed between the plexiglass.
“I laid one on her,” he declared. “It was a smooch, but it was passionate.”
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos met on the set of All My Children in 1995. They eloped on May 1, 1996, celebrating their 28th anniversary today. To celebrate their anniversary, the duo posted a series of throwback snapshots in their Instagram Stories.
They share three children Michael, Lola, and Joaquin. After Ryan Seacrest’s departure, the couple started co-hosting the morning talk show last year.
Mark Consuelos Says He Stands By His Decision to Marry Kelly Ripa
Days before their 28th anniversary, Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa opened up about the early days of their relationship and marriage. Consuelos recalled feeling at ease when he and Ripa decided to elope in Las Vegas.
“I was not stressed at all,” he explained. “Just so you know, I don’t get cold feet. When I make a decision, I stand by my decision.”
He continued to stand his ground about how he felt on their elopement day by telling Ripa, “If you look at the wedding photo that we took in the Chapel of the Bells, you’re like this [mimics Kelly looking stiff].”
When Kelly Ripa stated she was just cold and wasn’t stressed, Mark Consuelos declared, “You were cold? It was 100 degrees outside!”
Although it was a warm day in Vegas, Ripa said the Chapel was cold. To which, Consuelo replied that the real problem was she was wearing nothing. He then pointed out her wedding dress.
“Well, it’s a long dress, but it’s very – that fabric that provides no coverage,” Ripa added.