Kelly Ripa’s Son Michael Is One Of The ‘Sexiest People Alive’

Nov 17, 2022 by apost team

Kelly Ripa and her family have had pretty successful lives. She and her husband both made careers for themselves in the entertainment industry, while their children have excelled in their academic studies. One of the family’s most recent stories comes from the oldest son being recognized for his outstanding appearance. While he has made waves in the spotlight before, the son is now receiving even more attention.

Ripa is known for being an actress, dancer, talk show host and television producer. She currently owns a New York-based production company called Milojo with her husband. She has also made a name for herself as a philanthropist.

Born in Berlin, New Jersey, on Oct. 2, 1970, Ripa grew up loving the arts. She played piano and started studying ballet at 3-years-old. Ripa found her calling for her future career while attending Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees Township, New Jersey. She was encouraged by her high school drama teacher to pursue acting and ended up doing just that. Ripa was the first in her family to enter the world of acting and was rewarded with plenty of success and accolades. 
After enjoying a career in acting and starting a family, Ripa ventured into another job in the entertainment industry. She created a great career for herself and raised her children to aspire to the same.

In fact, all three of her children have gone off to college, pursuing their dreams. And now, one of Ripa’s children is known for being one of the sexiest people alive. Read on to learn more about Ripa’s family life.

Ripa landed herself a job as a talk show host on “Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee,” taking over for the latter. Kathie Lee Gifford starred alongside Regis Philbin before exiting the show in 2001. The show’s name was changed to “Live! with Regis and Kelly” once Ripa was announced as the replacement. She had great chemistry with Philbin and helped bring in a younger audience for the show.

In 2011, Ripa was announced as the consistent host, taking over the main spot Philbin previously had. The show was once again renamed and changed to “Live with Kelly” to represent Ripa being the star as she would take on multiple guest hosts throughout the show’s life. The talk show won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show in June 2012. Ripa was also named one of the Most Powerful People In Media by the Hollywood Reporter in 2014.

The show took on yet another name that has stuck since 2017 after Ryan Seacrest joined. Now it is called “Live with Kelly and Ryan.”

Seacrest is known for being a radio personality, producer and television host. He began his career in the entertainment industry in the 1990s and has created an incredibly successful career for himself. He became a household name with his hosting gig on the singing competition show "American Idol." Seacrest later landed himself the role of host and executive producer of "Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve."

Seacrest has also taken some time away from the entertainment industry to give back and donate to charities, as well as do some minor work in the fashion industry alongside Burberry’s Christopher Bailey.

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Mark Consuelos is an actor married to Ripa. He was born on Mar. 30, 1971, in Zaragoza, Spain. His family raised him in Italy and the United States, moving around a bit in the latter country.

He is best known for his starring role in “All My Children,” which is how he met Ripa. The romance between their characters was loved by viewers and even blossomed into something real. The pair fell in love both on-screen and off, eventually fully committing to one another.

Ripa’s most credited acting role also comes from her time on the daytime soap opera “All My Children.” The pair whisked themselves away to Las Vegas, Nevada, for a secret wedding. They eloped in May 1996 and started their family shortly afterward. 

Another role that has kept Consuelos in the spotlight is his role as Hiram Lodge in “Riverdale.” His performance in the drama was so good that it won him a Teen’s Choice Award for Choice TV Villain in 2018. Consuelos has also won the American Latino Media Arts Award for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Soap Opera in both 1998 and 1999.

Ripa and Consuelos started a beautiful family together. Their eldest son Michael Consuelos was born June 2, 1997, just a year after their marriage. Daughter Lola Consuelos was born June 16, 2001, and the baby of the family, Joaquin Consuelos, was born Feb. 24, 2003. The family lived comfortably in Soho, Manhattan, for most of their lives, moving from one townhouse to another.

According to Hello Magazine, Consuelos had to spend some time away from his family when he was filming “Riverdale.” He lived apart from his family for four months. Luckily, Ripa and Consuelos were able to have virtual dates together and still have fun together with their children.

The family unfortunately had suffered a serious injury earlier in their lives. Ripa’s older sister, Linda Ripa, endured a number of injuries from an almost fatal car accident. According to Hello Magazine, Linda was struck by a drunk driver in 1999 when she was seven months pregnant. The crash resulted in Linda having multiple broken bones and crushed pelvis, which pushed into her unborn son’s head. The baby went into a coma in utero. Worried about the future health of her child, Linda endured painful surgeries without anesthesia. She needed it badly during a leg surgery but feared it would damage her baby.

Her son, Sergio Guiseppe, was born seven weeks early. He grew up to be fit and healthy and is even aspiring to become a musician. According to the New York Times, Linda considered her son a “miracle baby.”

Linda, on the other hand, struggled and was bedridden for over a year as she went through multiple surgeries. She received a payment of $15 million from a surgeon who severely messed up one of her surgeries. Linda is known for being an illustrator and author, specifically for children’s books. Ripa’s parents decided to take on the full-time position of caring for Linda, raising both their daughter and their grandson.

“I don’t suspect I will be without pain the rest of my life,” Linda said, “but when I look at my son, I know I won’t give up.”

This wasn’t the only injury the family endured during its course, albeit one of the more serious ones. Ripa and Consuelos’ son Joaquin got injured while at a wrestling tournament. While the severity of Joaquin’s injury was questionable at the time of the incident, the family has been able to laugh about it since.

Ripa and her family have had great times together, even when things get rough. During a segment of “Live with Kelly and Ryan” recorded over Skype, Ripa talked about how much fun she had cutting her family’s hair during quarantine in June 2020. She made a timelapse video of the haircut endeavor showing off her impressive skills as she mimicked what professional hairstylists do.

Seacrest mentioned that it looked like Ripa knew what she was doing. “I have enough narcissism to believe that if I see something on TV, I naturally have mastered it,” she told Seacrest.

Joaquin then appeared on camera to show off his new hairdo. “She did a really good job,” Joaquin said about his mother’s skills. “I’m really happy.”

It was then his mother’s turn to compliment him as she revealed what a great student her son was. Joaquin was a straight-A student and had a great parent-teacher conference the night before. Joaquin was so focused on his studies that he didn’t even want to be on camera that day to show off his haircut. He had a math exam to prepare for.

Ripa and Consuelos’ kids have all been successful in their academia. Their son Michael graduated virtually from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and their daughter currently attends the same university. School hadn’t always come easily to Joaquin, however. According to PEOPLE, he has dyslexia and dysgraphia, which makes it hard for him to read and write. That didn’t stop him from studying hard and getting good grades. Joaquin got accepted to the University of Michigan to further his education, as well as join the school’s wrestling team. Joaquin posted a photo on Instagram wearing the school’s official colors, blue and maize.

The family was recognized for being one of the most beautiful families in the celebrity world. All six interviewed with PEOPLE for the magazine’s Beautiful Issue of 2019. The family talked about what makes them each so unique and what they’ve learned from one another.

Michael considered himself the quietest, which may seem weird since he is the oldest. He didn’t mind being labeled as this though since he was able to get away with more shenanigans growing up until he was eventually caught by his parents. Lola and Joaquin were classified as having big personalities by their older brother. They took over most of their parents’ attention growing up since they were usually the ones causing trouble.

Lola expressed being the most interested in changing her style and appreciating the beauty advice she received from her mother when she was younger. “Definitely less is more,” Lola explained of her beauty philosophy. Lola and her mother then shared a sweet glance of understanding.

Joaquin talked about how much he loved being the baby of the family. “My favorite thing about being the baby of the family is probably being able to learn from my brother and my sister because I’ve seen their high school experiences and I also get away with probably more than (them),” Joaquin said.

Their father said it was probably because he and Ripa were a little less uptight with their parenting with him than they were while raising Lola and Michael since he was the last child. “We’ve been worn down,” Consuelos joked about raising the three children.

The family never knew if Joaquin would be able to go to college because of his learning struggles, which Ripa referred to as a “misunderstood learning difference."

Michael has certainly grown up to be quite the remarkable man and has started a successful acting career. Speaking with PEOPLE in November 2022, he talked about how great his dad is – specifically his “cool closet.” “I often raid my dad’s closet – and he always notices,” Michael shared. He continued:

"I got new glasses and then my dad texts me, 'Where did you get those glasses?' And I'm like, 'Oh no, can you at least pick a different color?' My dad, my brother, and I will be wearing the same black pants and gray shirt and I'm like, I try to look a little different than that. I like to stand out a little bit."

While Michael attempts to “focus on comfort” with his style, he is also a “big suit guy.” He explained, "Whenever I have any chance to dress up, wear a tie and suit, I jump at it. Looking good and being comfortable doing it, that's my thing."

It seems like Michael is aware of the privilege he has as a child of two famous stars. He shared:

"It's all normal to me. Things are less severe when you're an adult and things that bothered you when you were a kid don't really bother you anymore. What they do, that's their business. I don't mind it. I guess I'm used to it at this point."

However he has never forgotten how his parents got where they are, specifically Ripa. "I've heard a lot of the stories growing up and it's really cool to see all that hard work come to fruition for her," Michael said. "I'm really proud of her."

While Michael certainly has a good head on his shoulders, it seems like the world is recognizing that he is also equally beautiful on the outside. During an episode of “Live With Kelly and Ryan” in November 2022, Ripa learned that her son was featured in PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive issue in the Gen Next section, according to PEOPLE.

According to ET, Ripa had a hilarious reaction, as she asked, “Are you kidding me?!” She added, “You’d think he would tell us so we could pick up a couple of copies for the grandparents.”

Ripa was also blown away by how much Michael looks like Consuelos. Michael has also acted alongside his father. "It's funny, I forget that they look alike until I see photos of them like that,” Ripa said. “It's crazy, right?" Still, she mocked what Michael had said during his interview: "'Michael respects his father's work ethic.' Yeah, he worked one day last week."

However, Ripa still shared a kind message with her son:

“I always considered you just a handsome, lovely fellow, conscientious, hard-working, diligent, respectful. I had no idea that you were considered sexy. I always found his father to be sexy."

Despite being named one of the sexiest people out there, Michael has proven to be very humble and has even joked about not looking great all of the time. Back in September 2022, he posted a photo on Instagram of himself relaxing by a luxurious-looking pool, with the caption, “End of summer greetings from me and my gross foot.”

Ripa and Consuelos should definitely be proud of their kids and all of their accomplishments!

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