American Hot Sexy Actress Kelly Ripa hosts Live with Regis Credit: Freddy Baez/ Ramey Published: Friday August 08, 2008 06:00 AM EDT TOP

American Hot Sexy Actress Kelly Ripa hosts Live with Regis

Credit: Freddy Baez/ Ramey
Published: Friday August 08, 2008 06:00 AM EDT
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Kelly Ripa cuddles with her little chef, 11-year-old son Michael, when he stopped by Live with Regis and Kelly Thursday to compete with dad Mark Consuelos for the Golden Wiener Award for best grilled recipe. The father-and-son team cooked up their specialty – grilled steak and Portobello mushroom fajitas – in the segment, airing Friday.


The talk-show host has a purple moment in a matching Jill Stuart halter dress and high-heel YSL sandals outside The Late Show with David Letterman.

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A lean Kelly Ripa stops for a few friendly photos before her appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman Tuesday in New York City.

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The perky talk show host is perfectly summery in her tangerine Alice + Olivia halter dress and pulled-aside curls at the N.Y.C. premiere of Fly Me to the Moon.



Kelly Ripa Biography
Name : Kelly Ripa
Birthdate : October 2, 1970
Birthplace : Stratford, New Jersey
Full Name : Kelly Ripa Consuelos
Education : Camden Community College, Camden, New Jersey
Height : 5'4
Hair : Naturally Brown
Eyes : Blue
Occupation : Actress, TV Show Host
Kelly Ripa Detailed Biography

Born October 2, 1970 in Berlin, New Jersey Ripa grew up dazzled by the lights of New York City The oldest daughter of a bus driver, Joe, and a homemaker, Esther, in New Jersey, Ripa and her sister, Linda, began taking ballet and piano lessons at an early age. They visited Manhattan frequently to see professional shows and explore the culture of the big city. The young girl dreamed of the day when she would live in and make her mark on the Big Apple. After graduating from High School Ripa enrolled in community college, but during the first week of school she auditioned for ABC's "All My Children." Although she was competing against several other actresses with more experience, she won a role on the soap. In 1990, she moved to New York City to play teen wild child Hayley Vaughan on the hit soap opera. The TV gig was a wonderful professional experience for Ripa, but it also set the stage for love. In 1996, the actress married her co-star Mark Consuelos; a year later, the couple had their first child, Michael Joseph Consuelos.

While Ripa navigated her career, marriage and motherhood successfully, she couldn't have been prepared for the changes that would occur in the new millennium. After several appearances as a guest host on Regis Philbin's morning show, Ripa was offered the co-host seat that had been vacated by Kathie Lee Gifford. When Ripa accepted the job in February 2001, she was five months pregnant with her second child, Lola Grace Consuelos.