Even morning show hosts need to hit the snooze button once in a while. <\/p>\n
Kelly Ripa has been absent from \u201cLive with Kelly & Mark\u201d this week for a much-needed summer vacation. <\/p>\n
Since the daytime icon\u2019s time off, which started on Aug. 4, several celebs have guest starred alongside her husband and co-anchor, Mark Consuelos.<\/p>\n
Kelly Ripa has been absent from \u201cLive with Kelly & Mark\u201d this week for a much-needed summer vacation. Live with Kelly and Mark\/ABC<\/p>\n
Since her time off several celebs have guest starred along side her husband and co-anchor, Mark Consuelos. ABC<\/p>\n
On Monday, \u201cNobody Wants This\u201d star Jackie Tohn filled in her spot followed by Jenna Dewan on Tuesday and Rita Ora on Wednesday. <\/p>\n
The former soap star also had a mysterious absence<\/a> from the ABC show in July 2023 when Anderson Cooper replaced her for three episodes. <\/p>\n Her brief leave was never addressed on the show but a source close to Ripa told Page Six at the time that she had a \u201cscheduled day off\u201d which is \u201ctotally normal during the summer.\u201d<\/p>\n The former soap star also had a mysterious absence from the ABC show in July 2023 when Anderson Cooper replaced her for three episodes. Mr.Udoy\/Youtube<\/p>\n Her brief leave was never addressed but a source close to Ripa told Page Six at the time that she had a \u201cscheduled day off\u201d which is \u201ctotally normal during the summer.\u201d ABC<\/p>\n Consuelos, 54, took his own vacation last week leaving his wife with a roster of co-hosts as well, including David Muir,\u00a0Jerry O\u2019Connell,\u00a0Carson Kressley\u00a0and\u00a0Steve Patterson. <\/p>\n Ripa, also 54, is no stranger to switching co-hosts on \u201cLive.\u201d The mom of three has been hosting the show since 2001, and has watched her male counterparts come and go over the years. <\/p>\n She co-hosted the morning show with the late Regis Philbin for ten years before his 2011 exit<\/a> and then with Michael Strahan from 2012 to 2016. <\/p>\n The mom of three has been hosting the ABC show since 2001, and has watched her male counterparts come and go over the years. Disney via Getty Images<\/p>\n She co-hosted the morning show with the late Regis Philbin for ten years before his 2011 exit. <\/p>\n The former NFL star famously blindsided Ripa when he left their show<\/a> for \u201cGood Morning America.\u201d She found out about Strahan\u2019s exit minutes before the rest of the world.<\/p>\n \u201cThey could not stand each other, and whenever they communicated off-camera, it was always through their reps,\u201d an insider\u00a0told Page Six<\/a>\u00a0at the time.<\/p>\n Despite Strahan, 53, alluding to the fact that he felt like Ripa\u2019s \u201csidekick\u201d<\/a> throughout filming with her, he later admitted that his departure \u201ccould have been handled better.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Ripa worked alongside Michael Strahan from 2012 to 2016 before he blindsided her by leaving the show for \u201cGood Morning America. Disney-ABC<\/p>\n Ryan Seacrest joined \u201cLive\u201d as the \u201cAll My Children\u201d alum\u2019s co-host from 2017 to 2023 until her husband ultimately replaced him. AP<\/p>\n Ryan Seacrest joined \u201cLive\u201d<\/a> as the \u201cAll My Children\u201d alum\u2019s co-host from 2017 to 2023 until her husband ultimately replaced him<\/a>. <\/p>\n