Kelly Ripa accidentally used contour instead of foundation for ‘Live’ episode

Kelly Ripa revealed her rough re-entry after the holiday break.

“This morning I woke up, I was very disoriented,” Ripa explained at the beginning of her first “Live! With Kelly and Mark” show of 2026, seated beside her husband and co-anchor, Mark Consuelos.

“We’d been on vacation, didn’t know where I was. Started getting ready a little bit in the dark because I don’t like to wake, you know, I don’t like illuminate the room; I don’t want the bedroom to be illuminated when I start putting makeup on,” she further shared.

The 55-year-old continued, “So I reach for my foundation stick, and I start putting it on. And something doesn’t look right, but I sort of keep going. I just keep adding more and more and more and more.”

“And if I look strange to you this morning, it’s because I was putting contour all over my face,” she concluded.

Forever the supportive partner, Consuelos quickly told her “You look great!”

“Well, I look great,” she admitted, though adding, “I look like I’ve been somewhere. Everyone’s like, ‘Oh, you’re tan.’ I’m not. I used a contour stick as foundation.”

A true pro, Ripa is always candid about her mishaps — and has learned to roll with the punches. Just ahead of the Christmas holiday, the pair opened the show with the actress adjusting her wardrobe.

“I’m still getting dressed,” she told the audience, adding, “Hey guys, I’m not going to lie, 10 seconds ago, I was not dressed at all. And now I’m sort of half-dressed.”

“Look, it’s fine. We’re all together,” to which she added, “I think my fly is up, we’re fine, we’re fine. Somehow we made it.”