Mark Consuelos Opens Up About ‘Live’ Co-Hosting Gig With Kelly Ripa

Mark Consuelos isn’t permitting criticism of his new tv gig go to his head.

In an interview with Us Weekly revealed shortly after he made his debut Monday because the everlasting co-host of ABC’s newly renamed “Reside With Kelly and Mark,” Consuelos mentioned the expertise of working alongside his spouse of 27 years, Kelly Ripa, “really felt like house.”

“I at all times really feel at house with Kelly however [working] collectively this morning simply felt so proper,” he informed the publication. “Kelly and I’ve at all times [felt] essentially the most [at] ease once we’re collectively and I really feel so fortunate we get to do this each day.”

He went on to notice: “I can’t wait to see the place we will go from right here.”

Consuelos, whose performing credit embrace “All My Kids” and “Riverdale,” joined the daytime discuss present following Ryan Seacrest’s departure final week. Seacrest had been a co-host on the ABC collection since 2017.

Although Consuelos had made appearances as a visitor co-host on the present a number of instances, his first few days on the job as a everlasting co-host have been met with blended opinions on social media.

Although a lot of the response was optimistic, the New York Publish and different media shops made efforts to emphasise the criticism.

“Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos Face Extra Criticism After ‘Painful’ Second ‘Reside’ Present,” one Publish headline learn.

Added one other on the SheKnows web site: “Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos Are in Scorching Water With Viewers After Sharing a Little Too A lot Whereas Co-Internet hosting Reside.”

Amongst these to defend Consuelos’ efficiency, nevertheless, was longtime pal Andy Cohen.

“It is a nationwide present that will get, I feel, like 5 million viewers a day. It’s the primary morning present,” Cohen mentioned on his SiriusXM present Wednesday. “There’s not a present that you possibly can write about that you simply couldn’t say, ‘Nicely, guess what? Folks on Twitter hated it.’”

Equally, in an interview with Leisure Weekly revealed Monday, Ripa praised her husband for “how good he’s at this job — I’ve finished it with him many, many instances through the years.”

“I simply know Mark and I are able to feeding off one another’s power,” she defined. “We don’t see eye to eye on lots, which makes our marriage attention-grabbing. Now we have vastly totally different opinions about a variety of stuff, and Mark just isn’t afraid to disagree with me or combine it up with me. And I feel that’s compelling tv.”