Overview

• On Live With Kelly and Mark, Ripa joked that most marriages end in homicide rather than divorce, drawing a concerned look from Consuelos and audible gasps.
• She immediately told viewers she was kidding and referenced research showing divorce rates have fallen as people marry later and more financially secure.
• The on-air moment comes after Consuelos said on The Skinny Confidential podcast that he and Ripa briefly split one week before their 1996 wedding.
• Consuelos recounted that the pair reconnected during a Live With Regis and Kathie Lee PR segment, took a walk through Central Park, he proposed, and they eloped to Las Vegas the next day.
• The couple, who met on All My Children and now cohost Live, remain married and share three children as multiple outlets amplified his account this week.