Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos talk about their relationship

Who would’ve thought an audition would result in one of Hollywood’s most enduring love stories? Twenty-five years into their marriage, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are still as close as the day they met. Is their relationship as healthy as they say? Today, we’ll look at the good, the bad, and the ugly in Kelly and Mark’s relationship, including Mark’s jealousy and how he and Kelly once broke up.

Kelly fell for a photo of Mark, but he didn’t feel the same. He was more focused on getting the role. 

Mark said, “She was beautiful, funny, and smart.” “I’d lose every time I argued with her.”

In February 1995, Mark Consuelos took a screen test for a role as Kelly Ripa’s love interest on All My Children. But Mark wasn’t the only actor competing for the role of Mateo.

The two actors were great together. The producers found their man, and Kelly saw her future husband. He took a while to warm up to the idea.

Mark and Kelly started dating in 1996. They were spotted together in Jamaica, spreading rumors they were dating. The couple went public at the Soap Opera Digest Awards.

In April 1996, Kelly and Mark planned to get married. But they split up! 

Mark asked Kelly to marry him in one of the world’s most famous places. This time, it worked. They flew to Vegas the next day. Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa married on May 1, 1996, using a phone book to find a chapel.

Kelly and Mark had the perfect Hollywood relationship. But Mark seemed to change after they were married. He became jealous, and this was a problem in their relationship.

On June 2, 1997, one year, one month, and one day after they married, the couple welcomed their first child, Michael Joseph Consuelos. 

Michael followed in his parent’s footsteps and became an actor. He appeared in The Bensonhurst Spelling Bee, The Goldbergs, and Let’s Get Physical (2022). He played a younger version of his father on Riverdale.

Kelly and Mark welcomed their daughter Lola on June 16, 2001. 

Lola lives with her parents in a $27 million New York townhouse on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. 

On February 24, 2003, the couple had a boy. They named him Joaquin.

As a child, Kelly noticed that Joaquin had trouble reading and writing. He was diagnosed with dyslexia and dysgraphia. Joaquin Consuelos graduated from school and went to university out of state.

In 2007, the couple started their own production company, Milojo, using the first two letters of their children’s names. Milojo’s first project was an Emmy-nominated documentary about Florida’s Brandon High School wrestling program called The Streak.

Their company has done well. 

Kelly earns $22 million a year with Live With Kelly. She’s worth $120 million, he’s worth $40 million.

In January 2010, Kelly and Mark returned as Hayley and Mateo. It was the first time either actor had been on the soap since 2002.

Kelly and Mark recently discussed their marriage on Kelly’s podcast. They discussed how they’re still very active in their private lives and how they managed during Mark’s time filming Riverdale in 2020.

In 2022, just before Kelly turned 50, she revealed her husband’s superpower. He treats her like the only person in the world. 

Ripa also shared how she and Mark make their marriage work. They have date nights, give each other space, and don’t give up because they fight.