Kelly Ripa demands crowd stop applauding for husband Mark Consuelos after Live guest co-host

KELLY Ripa has clapped back at fans on Live! for applauding her husband Mark Consuelos' seemingly disingenuous comment on the show.

During an episode of Live!, Kelly chastised the audience for clapping when her hubby Mark "lied" that he'd "never" date again if something were to happen to his wife.

Earlier in the week, the 51-year-old was a guest co-host on his other half's morning show, replacing her original host Ryan Seacrest, 48, for the day.

During the episode, the married couple got into a conversation about who Mark would date if Kelly were "no longer in the picture."

She admitted that if something "were to happen" to her or just their relationship, she couldn't "picture" Mark dating a "younger person."

The 52-year-old actress clarified that she could see him dating someone "obviously" younger than him since he's in his 50s, but not someone their "daughter's age."

Playing along, the soap opera star asked the All My Children alum where the "Mendoza line" was for the age minimum, to which she responded, "you tell me."

Encouraging a reluctant Mark to answer, Kelly, reminded him of a "rule" he gave her when it came to dating down to help nudge him to respond.

"What's the rule? You gave me a rule once," Kelly fished as she prompted him to open up.

Eventually, Mark exposed his rule, explaining that he wouldn't date younger than "half" his age "plus seven years."

He did some quick mental math to calculate the minimum age prerequisite for his hypothetical dates live on-air.

Once he was done, he admitted that anyone who'd he see after Kelly had to be at least "33" since that was half his age plus seven.

Mark strongly conveyed that he would "never" date anyone whose age was "below" 33, hypothetically speaking.

Kelly expressed that Mark seeing someone 33 would "still be weird."

She further elaborated that she could see him seeing someone who was "40-45."

Putting an end to the discussion, Mark lovingly said to his spouse: "I would never date again if something happened to you," earning a big "awe" from the crowd.

Kelly immediately side-eyed the cute remark from her husband and shamed the audience for applauding it.

"Don't applaud that, don't applaud his lying out in the open."

As she was speaking, Mark attempted to grab her hand and hold it.

Mark will be replacing Ryan on the popular show.

In 2022, Live! executives began pursuing Mark to come on board as the new host because Ryan had been "spread too thin."

Ryan recently announced he's leaving Live! after six years.

An insider close to the situation exclusively told The U.S. Sun his absences on the daytime talk show gave Mark more opportunities to shine on the program.

"Ryan has a lot of different responsibilities, and there have been many discussions about what's next for Live, and ABC zeroed in on Mark as a natural fit.

"The familiarity with Ryan and Kelly was really good but bringing on Mark takes the chemistry to a different level," the source said.

Mark has filled in for Ryan multiple times on the show - including for a week in December.

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