Kelly Ripa Is Actually Italian!

[ficlopri]

I read she was married so I thought Ripa was just her married name. Yesterday I read an article about her and it said her sister's name was Linda Ripa, that instantly showed me Kelly was a Ripa by birth and of Italian ancestry. No wonder she's extra cute.

[Blair_Warner02]

Yeah, Ripa is her maiden name. Her married name is Consuelos, she's married to Mark Consuelos (Ex Mateo, All My Children) and they also have 3 children Michael, Lola and Joaquin.

[blaze]

Yes she is Italian but only half. She's half Italian and half Irish. Her husband Mark is also half Italian and half Spanish.

[ficlopri]

It's her being of Italian ancestry that interests me, Blaze.