Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos Have the Ultimate TV Romance After 28 Years of Marriage (2024)

• Kelly Ripa married Riverdale actor Mark Consuelos in May 1996.
• The couple has three children: Michael, 27; Lola, 23; and Joaquin, 21.
• In 2024, the couple celebrated 28 years of marriage.

After almost three decades of marriage, Live With Kelly and Mark co-hosts Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos have solidified themselves as one of Hollywood's "it" couples. The duo have been together since they were in their 20s, and their love affair shows no signs of slowing down. Here's everything you need to know about their whirlwind romance, their rock-solid marriage and their three children.

February 1995: Kelly and Mark meet on the set of All My Children.

In 1990, Kelly was cast in her first major acting role as Hayley in the soap opera All My Children. Fast forward five years and Mark landed the part of Mateo Santos, Hayley's husband. It didn't take long for Mark to fall in love with his on-screen wife. Kelly however, says she knew he was the one before the two even met in person.

"I saw my husband in a photograph before I saw him [in real life],” she told Radio Andy host Bruce Bozzi when interviewed in 2018. "I knew when I saw his photograph."

May 1996: Mark and Kelly elope to Las Vegas.

A little over a year after their first meeting, the two tied the knot. Following a brief breakup, Kelly and Mark got back together and immediately eloped in Las Vegas, saying "I do" on May 1, 1996. Kelly reportedly wore a $200 dress to the ceremony.

"I didn't buy it as a wedding dress. I just bought it because it was really pretty, and I wanted to buy something from the Barney's Warehouse sale," she said on Live! in April 2016.

June 1997: Kelly gives birth to their first child.

The couple's oldest son, Michael Joseph was born on June 2, 1997. Michael, now 27, is the spitting image of his father. So much so that he played the younger version of Mark's character, Hiram Lodge, on the popular CW drama Riverdale.

June 2001: Daughter Lola Grace is born.

The couple's second child and only daughter, Lola Grace, was born on June 16, 2001. Just before giving birth, Kelly's career skyrocketed after she replaced Kathie Lee Gifford on Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee on February 5, 2001.

Lola, now 23, prefers to keep a lower profile than her older brother and parents. In fact, Kelly often jokes about how her daughter doesn't want to be in family photos, especially anything that might be posted on social media. "As a general rule, I'm never allowed to post a photo of [Lola], ever," she told Jimmy Fallon back in 2017.

February 2003: Kelly gives birth to their youngest son.

Joaquin Antonio was born on February 24, 2003. Like his older brother, Joaquin looks VERY similar to his dad. And although he is all grown up, Kelly often refers to him as her "newborn."

After graduating high school, Joaquin took a different route than his siblings and enrolled at the University of Michigan. He not only competes on the school's wrestling team, Kelly and Mark love to go see his matches and tournaments whenever they can.

May 2016: Kelly and Mark celebrate their 20th anniversary.

The couple celebrated the milestone with a trip to Turks and Caicos. Kelly revealed on Live! that she wore the dress she got married in, which she proudly declared "still fits!" She couldn't, however, pinpoint where Mark's wedding outfit was ...

May 2020: Michael graduates from college.

Before launching his acting career, Michael attended college at New York University in New York City. When he graduated from college in 2020, Kelly voiced her disappointment over him not having a proper ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"He's one of these very uniquely special kids, he's just been kind his entire life and he's such a good person, a hard worker, that I wanted some big event celebrating him," she said at the time, per People. "And he, in typical Michael fashion, said, 'Well, it's not a big deal. As long as I still get my degree, it's fine.'"

Presently, Michael is a part of the Bravo universe, as Andy Cohen announced in July 2023 that Michael works in production for The Real Housewives franchise, Summer House and Winter House.

April 2023: The couple co-host Live With Kelly and Mark.

Kelly continues to co-host Live every morning, but this time Mark sits beside her as a permanent co-star. The two have been the faces of Live With Kelly and Mark ever since Ryan Seacrest stepped down from the gig in April 2023, and Mark explained his hesitancy in joining his wife on air every morning.

"When [the producers] asked me, we both said, 'No, this is insane. We can't do this,'" he stated on an April 2024 episode of Kelly's Let's Talk Off Camera podcast, per Entertainment Tonight. "And then we started talking about it, I remember us talking about it. I'm like, 'No, you know, no.'"

Mark and Kelly eventually decided to work together after the couple reflected on the circ*mstance of Mark being home for a consistent period of time. He also sweetly mentioned how he wouldn't have said yes to the gig if Kelly didn't believe he could do it.

"There's no way I would've decided to say yes to doing this job if it wasn't you sitting next to me and I'm not just saying that because it sounds great," he added. "There's just no way I would've even ... I wouldn't have done it. I wouldn't. There's no way."

May 2023: Lola graduates college from New York University.

Lola graduated from high school in 2019, and although she and her mom looked at colleges all over America, she landed on NYU, just like her brother. She graduated from college in 2023, and has since pursued her passion of singing with a music career.

What's more, Kelly and Mark are proud of Lola's musical accomplishments. The duo comment on Lola's song covers on Instagram, and the couple love to share with their followers whenever Lola has a new tune available to stream online.

February 2024: Kelly and Mark return to the wedding chapel they got married at.

While the couple are not shy about what happened on their wedding day, the two decided they'd take a trip down memory lane by revisiting the chapel they wed in.

Ahead of officiating a wedding at the Chapel of the Bells, Kelly and Mark returned to their old stomping grounds to reflect on their marriage. Although many things have changed since then, they couldn't believe how far they've come over the course of their romance.

"Do you remember how you were feeling on our wedding day?" Kelly asked Mark as they stood in the chapel.

"Some of those feelings came back as I drove up," he replied. "I started getting sweaty ... "In a city where people roll the dice every day here, this is one of probably the safest bets I made."

May 2024: Kelly and Mark commemorate 28 years of marriage.

After a lifetime full of ups, downs and plenty of beautiful memories, Kelly marked the couple's 28th wedding anniversary with a romantic tribute to Mark on Instagram.

"Squeezing 28 years into 10 pics is not possible, but you get the idea," she wrote at the time. "Happy anniversary to the love of my life @instasuelos ♥️ So grateful to you for all the dreams come true ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨."