Kelly Ripa and Mark ConsuelosDisney / Lorenzo Bevilaqua

Kelly Ripa is opening up about hosting her daytime talk show alongside her real-life husband Mark Consuelos.

During a recent interview, the former soap star revealed what the one thing was that annoyed her about co-hosting with her significant other.

“He doesn’t listen to me frequently, and he will tune me out while we’re live on the air,” she said on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast (via EW).

The Hope & Faith alum is not shocked by her husband’s behavior after being married for almost three decades, but she’s not used to this happening on their live show.

“When you are being paid, highly paid by the way, to literally listen to me, then you have to listen,” she said. “I watch him drift away and I’m like, ‘Hey, hey, don’t do that!’”

Consuelos joined Ripa as co-host of Live in 2023 following Ryan Seacrest’s departure after being in that seat for almost six years. Ripa also mentioned in the podcast that Consuelos was hesitant but the response from the audience has been positive.

“The audience really responds to Mark because Mark has a zero Fs attitude,” she said. “And the audience loves that. There’s no artifice with him.”

With the addition of Consuelos, Ripa noted that more males are tuning in, saying, “We have men sitting in our audience, a first. We have never had that before.”

Ripa first joined Live in 2001 to co-host alongside Regis Philbin following Kathie Lee Gifford’s departure. Following Philbin’s departure, Michael Strahan took over co-hosting duties, followed by Seacrest and then Consuelos.