Kelly Ripa Says Daughter Lola Warns Her and Husband Mark Consuelos to Not 'Get Pregnant’ Before Every Vacation

Mar. 15, 2025

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Lola Consuelosis flipping the script on momKelly Ripa.The morning show host, 53, revealed on the latest episode of her podcast,Let’s Talk off Camera with Kelly Ripa,that her 22-year-old daughter often gives her a warning before she and husbandMark Consuelosgo on vacation.“What’s so funny is every time I go away now, my daughter is like, ‘Don’t get pregnant,’ which is very funny because my daughter is so provocative,” Ripa told podcast guestHilarie Burton Morgan.“I was like, ‘Yeah, don’t worry — don’t you get pregnant, how about that?,’ ” she added.Kelly Ripa and Husband Mark Consuelos on vacation.Kelly Ripa/InstagramOn the podcast, Ripa and theOne Tree Hillstar had been chatting about a time the latter took a trip to visit her husband,Jeffrey Dean Morgan, when they were still dating. This prompted Ripa to note, “You gotta be careful with those away trips, that’s how babies are made.”Ripa and Consuelos, 52, meanwhile, have been spending even more time together after he took over theLive withco-host seat fromRyan Seacrestin April. In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE, Ripa referred to her husband joining the show as the"best-case scenario.““It’s great for me because he’s my favorite person to be around, so spending time with him every day here is kind of the best-case scenario for me. Even the getting ready part — we’ll take a car in together or walk here, which will be so nice,” she said.“And it’s not like we’ll be pre-planning what to say, everything we say during host chat is off the cuff,” Ripa continued. “But we’ll just have that time together. That’ll be so nice.“The television personalitiesmarried in 1996and share sonsMichael, 26, andJoaquin, 20, and daughter Lola. The twomet on the setofAll My Childrenafter Consuelos was hired to play Ripa’s love interest on the daytime drama, and their relationship turned romantic. Less than a year into their romance, they eloped in Las Vegas in 1996.Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos pictured during Thanksgiving 2022.Kelly Ripa/InstagramNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Rip and Consuelos — who are now empty nesters afterJoaquin left for collegeat the University of Michigan in 2021 — joinedPriyanka Chopra Jonasand other friends for apre-Thanksgiving dinnerto kick off the holiday season.They even posted a shot of their show-stoppingChristmas tree, which reached all the way to the ceiling, in a joint Instagram post earlier this week. “She’s dressed to impress,” Ripa captioned the festive photo, to which her husband responded, “She looks nice babe!”

Lola Consuelosis flipping the script on momKelly Ripa.

The morning show host, 53, revealed on the latest episode of her podcast,Let’s Talk off Camera with Kelly Ripa,that her 22-year-old daughter often gives her a warning before she and husbandMark Consuelosgo on vacation.

“What’s so funny is every time I go away now, my daughter is like, ‘Don’t get pregnant,’ which is very funny because my daughter is so provocative,” Ripa told podcast guestHilarie Burton Morgan.

“I was like, ‘Yeah, don’t worry — don’t you get pregnant, how about that?,’ ” she added.

Kelly Ripa and Husband Mark Consuelos on vacation.Kelly Ripa/Instagram

Kelly Ripa/Instagram

On the podcast, Ripa and theOne Tree Hillstar had been chatting about a time the latter took a trip to visit her husband,Jeffrey Dean Morgan, when they were still dating. This prompted Ripa to note, “You gotta be careful with those away trips, that’s how babies are made.”

Ripa and Consuelos, 52, meanwhile, have been spending even more time together after he took over theLive withco-host seat fromRyan Seacrestin April. In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE, Ripa referred to her husband joining the show as the"best-case scenario.”

“It’s great for me because he’s my favorite person to be around, so spending time with him every day here is kind of the best-case scenario for me. Even the getting ready part — we’ll take a car in together or walk here, which will be so nice,” she said.

“And it’s not like we’ll be pre-planning what to say, everything we say during host chat is off the cuff,” Ripa continued. “But we’ll just have that time together. That’ll be so nice.”

The television personalitiesmarried in 1996and share sonsMichael, 26, andJoaquin, 20, and daughter Lola. The twomet on the setofAll My Childrenafter Consuelos was hired to play Ripa’s love interest on the daytime drama, and their relationship turned romantic. Less than a year into their romance, they eloped in Las Vegas in 1996.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos pictured during Thanksgiving 2022.Kelly Ripa/Instagram

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Rip and Consuelos — who are now empty nesters afterJoaquin left for collegeat the University of Michigan in 2021 — joinedPriyanka Chopra Jonasand other friends for apre-Thanksgiving dinnerto kick off the holiday season.

They even posted a shot of their show-stoppingChristmas tree, which reached all the way to the ceiling, in a joint Instagram post earlier this week. “She’s dressed to impress,” Ripa captioned the festive photo, to which her husband responded, “She looks nice babe!”

source: people.com