Overview

• On August 13, Ripa joked that her bras are “thousands of years” old and said she wears them solely to hold her microphone.
• She dismissed viewers who found her remarks offensive by declaring she didn’t care if they were upset and instructing them to “shut it.”
• Co-host and husband Mark Consuelos reacted by hanging his head in his hands and teasing his preference for front-snap bras.
• Ripa peppered the segment with a mini history of undergarments, citing examples from ancient Greece to medieval Austrian “breast bags.”
• Media coverage framed the exchange as a continuation of her July decision to skip breast implants due to complication fears and her established chest-focused humor with Consuelos.