{"id":345820,"date":"2025-08-15T06:10:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T06:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/345820\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T06:10:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T06:10:19","slug":"kelly-ripa-hits-back-at-audience-following-sudden-absence-i-dont-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/345820\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Ripa hits back at audience following sudden absence: &#8216;I don&#8217;t care&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"e-Cy9u8drw\" data-wc=\"24\"><a class=\"hm-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/kelly-ripa\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kelly Ripa<\/a> knows how to shock an audience with her quippy one-liners and detailed stories about her life, and Wednesday&#8217;s interaction was no different. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"eRe8VauVi_w\" data-wc=\"36\">The talk show host, who was <a class=\"hm-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/film\/848860\/kelly-ripa-sudden-disappearance-from-live-explained\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">absent from the desk<\/a> a week prior, began discussing <a class=\"hm-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/celebrities\/844595\/kelly-ripa-gets-real-about-her-body-and-plastic-surgery\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a segment about bras<\/a> on Live with Kelly and Mark, revealing that the lucrative bra industry rakes in $90 billion annually.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kelly&#8217;s confession<\/strong><br \/>\n <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dd9a5665d481-screenshot-2025-06-06-at-161918.png\"   width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kelly Ripa opened up about a very different career option on Live\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image image\"\/>\u00a9 ABCKelly got candid about her undergarments<\/p>\n<p id=\"eTlIPnTWuE_i\" data-wc=\"48\">&#8220;Bras! Bras, everyone,&#8221; Kelly began. &#8220;Bras are older than you think. And I don&#8217;t mean just my bra. I mean bras.&#8221; Her husband and co-host, <a class=\"hm-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/mark-consuelos\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Consuelos<\/a>, then asked her what the &#8220;average age&#8221; of her bras were, with Kelly quipping that hers are &#8220;thousands of years old&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eB3nmmc4c--J\" data-wc=\"43\">&#8220;I mean, my bras last forever because they don&#8217;t get a big workout,&#8221; she joked. &#8220;I&#8217;m not asking a lot of them, if you know what I&#8217;m saying. You know what I mean? Basically, I wear a bra to hold my microphone on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"etGaEdOa4m\" data-wc=\"12\"><strong>To learn more about Kelly and Mark&#8217;s sweet love story, watch below&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WATCH: Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos&#8217; Love Story<\/p>\n<p id=\"eUXBEm3fORH3\" data-wc=\"21\">&#8220;That is why I wear a bra, not to hold anything else, because there&#8217;s nothing else there,&#8221; the blonde beauty grinned.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eRplpTO4WWv1\" data-wc=\"15\">&#8220;And I don&#8217;t care if you&#8217;re offended. Shut it,&#8221; she directed at the live audience.<\/p>\n<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/62ed83e8aaca-kelly-ripa-oscars-25.jpg\"   width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kelly Ripa attends the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California.\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image image\"\/>\u00a9 Getty ImagesThe star quipped that she only wore bras &#8220;to hold my microphone on&#8221; <\/p>\n<p id=\"eLBWWmptEDOy\" data-wc=\"24\">The father of three chimed in, recalling that his favorite bras of hers were &#8220;the ones that had the little snaps in the front&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ebHBXbgExA4h\" data-wc=\"39\">&#8220;I buy a lot of bras \u2013 not that I ever wear them, I just buy them,&#8221; Kelly added. &#8220;&#8216;Cause I&#8217;m like, &#8216;This one will change my life.&#8217; And it just sits in the plastic bag it came in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summer fun<\/strong><br \/>\n <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3847b9f16780-screen-shot-2023-09-05-at-121648-pm.png\"   width=\"634\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Clip of a video montage shared by Kelly Ripa shared on Instagram September 2023 where she walking on the beach with drinks in her hands during their beach vacation with their kids.\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image image\"\/>\u00a9 InstagramKelly enjoyed time away from the show<\/p>\n<p id=\"evRfHMSAK-0P\" data-wc=\"17\">Kelly&#8217;s candid discussion comes after her week-long absence from the show while enjoying some <a class=\"hm-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/film\/849386\/kelly-ripa-stunning-beach-photo-during-ongoing-absence-live\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">well-deserved vacation time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"efkFt7MyaCOU\" data-wc=\"35\">The 54-year-old was replaced by stars like Jackie Tohn, Jenna Dewan, and Rita Ora in her absence. It followed Mark&#8217;s week away, which was filled in by the likes of David Muir and Jerry O&#8217;Connell.<\/p>\n<p id=\"e99KaL39HlQf\" data-wc=\"26\">She shared a sweet snap of a beautiful sunset over the water during her time away, tagging her husband, who likely joined her for the weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Candid conversation<\/strong><br \/>\n <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/81105a324ebd-1735850969.jpg\"   width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kelly Ripa on the set of Live with Kelly and Mark  \" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image image\"\/>\u00a9 DisneyThe mother of three revealed why she didn&#8217;t want a boob job<\/p>\n<p id=\"e2PBWq3TIvS3\" data-wc=\"35\">The TV personality has been candid about learning to love her body in the past, and explained on the <a class=\"hm-link\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/au\/podcast\/not-skinny-but-not-fat\/id1444559244\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\">Not Skinny But Not Fat<\/a> podcast in July why she would never get a breast augmentation.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eoKiI2iby3QA\" data-wc=\"43\">&#8220;We know that I&#8217;m flat-chested. It&#8217;s not a mystery at this point,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve gone to more breast augmentation consults than I would like to admit. Every time I hear about the new boob guy, I go and I have a consult.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"eJyrYIy_i6d3\" data-wc=\"26\">Kelly added that she considers going through with it, until &#8220;horror stories&#8221; begin to pop up on her phone, which talks her &#8220;right out of it&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/c414867aaf0c-gettyimages-643903950.jpg\"   width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kelly has been absent from Live since August 1\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image image\"\/>\u00a9 GC ImagesKelly gets Botox injections three times a year<\/p>\n<p id=\"eTEjT7hUHC7T\" data-wc=\"19\">She also revealed the extent of her <a class=\"hm-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/celebrities\/812302\/kelly-ripa-shares-surprising-facelift-confession\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cosmetic procedures<\/a>, sharing that she gets <a class=\"hm-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/celebrities\/836707\/kelly-ripa-admits-getting-cosmetic-injectable-in-surprising-place\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Botox injections<\/a> &#8220;three times a year&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p id=\"erFli801AEts\" data-wc=\"27\">&#8220;I&#8217;m a minimalist\u2026I do the crow&#8217;s feet and I do the neck and that&#8217;s it,&#8221; she said on the <a class=\"hm-link\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/au\/podcast\/dr-david-rosenberg-the-facelift-files\/id1676166337?i=1000689170293\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\">Let&#8217;s Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa<\/a>\u00a0podcast.<\/p>\n<p id=\"e0Ejsvrcx_KV\" data-wc=\"60\">&#8220;I used to get Botox just in my armpits to stop from sweating,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;One day I said, &#8216;Do you think I should put Botox in my face?&#8217; And [my surgeon, Dr. Rosenberg] looked at me and he goes, &#8216;I thought this day would never come.&#8217; And I was like &#8216;Oh my God, I needed Botox&#8217;\u2026there&#8217;s a sweet spot.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kelly Ripa knows how to shock an audience with her quippy one-liners and detailed stories about her life,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":345821,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3937],"tags":[21827,10017,1952,4082,10016,77,22544,22542,382,50315,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-345820","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-celebrity-beauty","9":"tag-celebrity-fashion","10":"tag-celebrity-holidays","11":"tag-celebrity-news","12":"tag-celebrity-style","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-kelly-ripa","15":"tag-mark-consuelos","16":"tag-tv","17":"tag-tv-and-film","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115031299626777382","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345820\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/345821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=345820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=345820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}