Kelly Ripa exposes Ryan Seacrest’s ‘constant’ wardrobe malfunctions live on-air

During a recent instalment of their hit show, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos playfully poked fun at former LIVE! host Ryan Seacrest’s tendency for wardrobe malfunctions.

The topic arose as the pair debated whether individuals should wear underwear “all the time” during a special segment on the show. “You should make sure you have a cotton crotch,” Mark told his wife during the episode. “I heard that [the] previous guy here, Ryan Seacrest, would split his pants here a lot!”

Kelly recalled how the mishap would occur “constantly” when she starred alongside Ryan on LIVE!. “He’d split his pants constantly,” she shared. “Do you remember when Ryan would split his pants just doing random [things]?” Kelly asked executive producer Michael Gelman.

“Yeah, there were wardrobe malfunctions!” replied Michael. “He liked a tighter fit, but then he’d do athletic things.”

“Athletic things? He bent over once! He picked up a tissue and he split his pants!” recalled Kelly.

Mark – who shares kids Michael, Lola, and Joaquin, with his wife – joined LIVE! officially in 2023 following Ryan’s departure. Ryan left the show due to the demands of traveling back and forth between his home in Los Angeles and the studio in New York, as well as his desire to focus on other projects.

Co-hosting

Kelly has previously revealed that she and Mark were initially hesitant about sharing the spotlight together. In an interview on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, Kelly admitted that Mark had a surprising reaction when he was first offered the permanent role on ABC. “It was really about convincing Mark,” she explained. “Because initially when they came to Mark, he flat out refused.”

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“I also thought that was kind of a bad idea,” she shared. “I was like, a husband and a wife hosting a morning show is different from a husband and wife acting together or producing something together.”

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However, despite their initial hesitation, the couple are a firm television favorite when it comes to ABC viewers. “The audience really responds to Mark because Mark has a gives zero [expletive] attitude,” Kelly said. “And the audience loves that. There’s no artifice with him. If he hates something, he hates it out loud no matter how much we’re supposed to love it. And when he thinks something is dumb, he says it no matter how much we’re supposed to pretend to like whatever the thing is.”

She continued: “We have been together for 31 years and we are not afraid to express ourselves publicly, there is no artifice,” she added. “We’re not worried about protecting each other’s feelings. We both just say what is on our minds and I guess people find that relatable.”