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Kelly Ripa’s husband Mark Consuelos suffered a wardrobe malfunction on the Wednesday, March 12, episode of Stay! With Kelly and Mark. For the primary 10 minutes of the present, Consuelos had no concept that the zipper on his pants was down.

Ripa, 54, and Consuelos, 53, had been gearing up for his or her “Stump Mark” phase when Consuelos exclaimed, “My zipper’s down!” The reside viewers might see what was happening, however viewers at dwelling had a graphic on their screens on the time that Consuelos adjusted his pants.

A seemingly shocked Ripa checked out her husband’s pants and requested, “Did anyone discover that?” Consuelos was fast to make everybody snigger concerning the embarrassing second.

“No!” he mentioned whereas nodding his head. “My fly was down the entire time!”

This is not the primary time {that a} wardrobe malfunction has occurred on Stay! Nevertheless, Ripa is normally the sufferer. For instance, in 2023, Ripa had a wardrobe malfunction backstage whereas becoming a costume.

“I had a small wardrobe emergency backstage,” she mentioned. “It was very thrilling. I nearly didn’t stroll out right here!”

Additionally in 2023, Ripa was doing an interview with Dancing With the Stars execs Jenna Johnson and Val Chmerkovskiy when her costume ripped.

“Did the complete again of my costume rip open?” she requested. “OK, high quality. It is only a breakaway costume,” she joked, shifting issues alongside. She continued to be taught some strikes from the dancing duo, with Consuelos in a position to reassure her by saying, “you are high quality, it is good.”

Ripa tends to deal with these mishaps like a professional, which comes with being on the air for therefore lengthy. The previous cleaning soap opera star first joined Stay! In 2001, she was confirmed as Kathie Lee Gifford’s substitute on the present, sitting subsequent to Regis Philbin within the mornings. After Philbin retired, Ripa took the helm, and she or he’s had a couple of co-hosts within the time since, together with Wheel of Fortune host Ryan Seacrest.

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