When Kathie Lee Gifford left Live with Regis and Kathie Lee in 2000, viewers thought the talk show was over. No one expected soap actress Kelly Ripa as Kathie Lee’s replacement. But the All My Children star won over viewers. She took over as host when Regis Philbin retired in 2011. Michael Strahan and Ryan Seacrest served as co-hosts until Mark Consuelos took over in 2023. The real-life married couple often use experiences from their marriage to entertain viewers. Kelly Ripa recently opened up on the daytime talk show about how one huge life change leads to non-stop ɴᴜᴅɪᴛʏ.

Live Talk Show Undergoes Huge Change

Live With Kelly and Mark films in New York City. However, the popular talk show recently made a huge move. The show moved from the Upper West Side to SoHo. It was filmed at 7 Lincoln Square for over four decades. It now films at Walt Disney’s headquarters at 7 Hudson Square.

Disney is the parent company of the ABC network. The new studio is spacious but quite a big change. The All My Children vets recently joked on the show that the 9 a.m. timeslot is ruining their lives and pitched moving the show to 11 a.m., when The View airs.

Kelly Ripa Reveals ɴᴜᴅɪᴛʏ Perks With New Life Update

Kelly Ripa and her husband’s love story is one for the ages. They first met as co-stars on All My Children in the early 1990s. Their characters, Hayley and Mateo, were a romantic pairing. It turns out that the chemistry between the fictional couple was happening off-screen, too.

In a move that shocked the soap community back then, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos eloped to Las Vegas in 1996. They marked their 29th wedding anniversary earlier this month.

The couple share three children together: Michael, 27, Lola, 23, and Joaquin, 22. They revealed on the talk show that their youngest son, Joaquin just graduated from Michigan University.

The talk show hosts had sage advice for a recent Live guest. Actress Amanda Peet (The Whole Nine Yards, Friends & Neighbors) joined the talk show hosts to chat. She revealed that her oldest son is heading to college soon. The actress shares three kids with her husband, David Benioff.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos could relate to kids leaving the nest. Kelly Ripa assured Amanda Peet that it gets easier each time. “The first one is like a bit of a shock. Each one, like the second one, is like, no big deal. Third one, for 24 to 48 hours, you’re gonna be like, ‘Oh my gosh, what have we done now? Now it’s just us,’” she said.

She recently discovered an unexpected perk of being an empty-nester with her husband. “And then your entire life becomes ɴᴜᴅɪᴛʏ in the household wherever you want,” she joked. The talk show host has never been shy about her love of ɴᴜᴅɪᴛʏ.

Amanda Peet was taken by surprise by the admission but said it was “good to know” that there was something to look forward to. Her other kids are only 10 and 14, so it will be a while until she’s a complete empty-nester.

Did you discover any unexpected perks after sending your kids off to college? Let us know in the comments.