Ripa was born in Stratford, New Jersey, the daughter of Esther, a homemaker, and Joseph Ripa, a labor-union president and bus driver. After co-host Kathie Lee Gifford’s final show on Live. in his autobiography, How I Got This Way, Philbin says of discovering Ripa: “There was one guest we’d had on with us a few years before who had. And my God, who knew what spontaneous combustion we’d make together?” The day of Ripa’s initial Live. We knew that from her memorable debut onward.” Ripa was announced as official replacement on February 5, 2001.
Kelly Ripa’s Hubby Was A St-St-Stripper!!! You lucky, lucky gurl!! Amidst rumors of Mark Consuelos’ sexy stripper past, wifey Kelly Ripa confirms it!!! But no, Magic Mike is NOT about Mark, HAH! Kelly tells Vanity Fair:A lot of hot guys in Hollywood have done that. I even have an old calendar pinup of him. He was straight out of college — [...] [link]