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Airport Drama and Car Wash Woes: Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos Air Their Marital Grievances
NEW YORK, NY – Power couple Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos brought their marital spats to the forefront during a recent episode of “Live with Kelly and Mark,” sparking laughter and relatable nods from their audience. From airport travel differing philosophies to the proper way to wash a car, no stone was left unturned as the duo playfully bickered on air.
The initial squabble arose when Ripa introduced Consuelos to the trending concept of an “airport divorce,” where couples temporarily split upon arrival at the airport and reunite at their gate. Ripa, citing their “different traveling philosophies,” suggested this might be a viable solution for their pre-flight tensions.
Consuelos immediately went on the defensive, questioning Ripa’s assertion. She clarified that his tendency to arrive at the airport “four to 16 hours” before a flight (a claim Consuelos vehemently denied, stating his preference for a 90-minute buffer) was a major point of contention.
The conversation quickly escalated as Ripa claimed Consuelos gets “irritated” when fans approach him at the gate, a charge he denied, stating, “I’m very nice to people. That’s not cool.” Ripa retorted, “You are very nice to people, but you get irritated with me.”
The on-air debate continued, with Consuelos accusing his wife of “throwing him under the bus.” Ripa then recounted a recent airport ordeal where Consuelos’ TSA PreCheck was unavailable, leading her to forgo the fast lane to accompany him through standard security.
“The line was too slow and he got irritated with me!” she exclaimed, mimicking her response to him: “This isn’t the part where you’re irritated with me because the line is too long.
This is the part where you say, ‘Thank you honey, I’m sorry that I’m making you wait in this line.'”
Consuelos offered his own perspective, highlighting the common marital experience of differing recollections of events. “You go through life, 30 years you know somebody.
And then when they tell a story, it’s like, ‘Who are you?’ Because I was there, and she was there, and the perspective is so different,” he mused.
The airport saga concluded with Ripa joking, “The airport divorce is what we are definitely getting.”
But the domestic disputes didn’t end there. The couple then delved into the intricacies of car washing. Ripa, a self-proclaimed “perpetual passenger,” declared her life “too short to add car washing [by hand] to it,” suggesting the responsibility falls to whoever dirtied the vehicle.
Consuelos, however, had a counter-argument ready. He pointed out Ripa’s habit of resting her bare feet on the dashboard, leaving “toe prints on the windshield.”
Ripa’s defense? “I’ve got to stretch!”
Taking a moment amidst the playful jabs, Consuelos quipped, “We’re having a day today. Just watching married people quarrel on TV.
It’s fun! Mom and dad, fighting again!”
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, married for 29 years and parents to three adult children – Michael, Lola, and Joaquin – continue to entertain audiences with their authentic and often hilarious portrayal of married life.