Kelly Ripa threatened to be ‘pulled off air’ for very unexpected reason

Kelly Ripa has opened up about the one outfit that has been officially banned from LIVE with Kelly & Mark.

During the June 15 episode of the talk show, the host revealed that she owns a shirt that is emblazoned with a profound phrase. Kelly admitted that she enjoys wearing the garment on select occasions, but she shared that she is unable to detail what the shirt says because her and Mark Consuelos would be “pulled off the air” as a consequence. 

Kelly then shared that “there is something” else bothering her as she opened up about ageing. “I don’t know if there are women over 50 in the audience?” she said. “Oh my gosh, so many of us! There is something that happens once you go over 50, that happens to our upper thighs that didn’t happen before. It’s like a clapping sound every time you sit down. Do you know what I’m talking about?”

She stressed that she is far from the only woman to experience the issue, with many female audience members agreeing with her. “You say you hear it, but I haven’t really heard it. It doesn’t sound like a clapping sound,” said Mark.

“A thunderous applause?” Kelly asked. “It’s a sound, because he was talking about the friction, and that’s where I really notice it, the friction of the upper thigh. That’s… yeah. It’s not just me.”

Kelly later called out an audience member for disagreeing with her on whether or not carbonated beverages taste better in a can. “I thought we were friends when our thighs clapped together, and now we’ve broken up,” said the host.

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The blonde beauty took over for Kathie Lee Gifford as Regis Philbin’s cohost on LIVE in 2001 and has remained on the show ever since. Following Regis’ exit in 2011, she was joined by Michael Strahan from 2012 to 2016 and Ryan Seacrest from 2017 to 2023.

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Mark Consuelos – who shares kids Michael, Lola, and Joaquin, with his wife – joined LIVE officially in 2023 following Ryan’s departure.

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In February, Kelly celebrated 25 years at the helm of LIVE and fittingly opened up about her future on television. “I believe this show will continue on for as long as linear television exists,” she told Decider. “I believe that there are too many talented people out there that really deserve the opportunity to find their own audience and grow the audience the way they see fit.”

“I don’t intend to work for the rest of my life. I really do not. Contrary to what everyone around here thinks!” she added. “I don’t intend on working for the rest of my life. But I think we’ll all make that decision when the time comes. I think there’s a way to sort of get new people on board and have them test cohosts and get the audience used to other people. I think it’s important. I love this show too much to see it sort of ever end with us.”