Mark Consuelos knows how to push Kelly Ripa’s buttons.

After working alongside her husband of nearly 30 years on Live with Kelly and Mark for the last two years, there’s one thing she can do without.

“He doesn’t listen to me frequently, and he will tune me out while we are live on the air,” Kelly, 54, revealed on the July 15 episode of the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast. “And I’m like here’s the thing, I’m used to you tuning me out in life, but when you are being paid—highly paid by the way—to literally listen to me, then you have to listen to me.”

“Literally I watch him,” Kelly quipped of Mark. “I watch him drift away. And I’m like, ‘Hey don’t do that.’”

Mark—who shares kids Michael, 28, Lola, 24, and Joaquin, 22, with Kelly—joined Live officially in 2023, after Ryan Seacrest’s departure. And while the Riverdale alum is happy to have the job, Kelly admitted that he had a surprising reaction when asked to fill in permanently.

“It was really convincing Mark,” she explained. “Because initially when they came to Mark, he flat out refused.”

And as for Kelly—who costarred with Mark on All My Children for 12 years—she initially agreed with her husband.

“I also thought that was kind of a bad Idea,” she noted. “I was like a husband and a wife hosting a morning show is different than a husband and wife acting together or producing something together.”

Indeed, despite their initial hesitation, Mark’s addition to the show was ultimately well-received.

“The audience really responds to Mark because Mark has a gives zero fs attitude,” Kelly said. “And the audience loves that. There’s no artifice with him. If he hates something, he hates it out loud no matter how much we’re supposed to love it. And when he thinks something is dumb, he says it no matter how much we’re supposed to pretend to like whatever the thing is.”

“We have been together for 31 years and we are not afraid to express ourselves publicly, there is no artifice,” she continued. “We’re not worried about protecting each other’s feelings. We both just say what is on our minds and I guess people find that relatable.”

What works for the audience is working for Kelly too, as she noted, “I love working with him.”

For more on Kelly and Mark’s life off-camera, keep reading…

For the first September in at least 20 years that she didn't have a kid to see off to school, Kelly filled the void with a throwback from 2008.

Looks like Michael's about to get the drop on his little sister in this pic their dad shared on Lola's 19th birthday in 2020.

Joaquin is surrounded by love at his high school graduation.

"Looks like @instasuelos just found out he won't be @joaquinconsuelos roommate in the fall," Kelly teased during a trip to Ann Arbor before Joaquin started at University of Michigan.

Kelly took a few days off in March 2022 to watch the Wolverines compete in the Division 1 Wrestling Championships in Detroit.

Still a freshman, Joaquin didn't wrestle this time, but still, Kelly said on Live upon her return, "It took years off my life watching these young men."

The whole family finally made it to Greece and Italy in June 2021 after the pandemic had other plans in 2020.

"Last year's graduation trip for our oldest son and niece was delayed long enough to become a graduation trip for the family newborns as well," Kelly shared.

This family pic from their Mediterranean getaway turned out so well, Kelly made it their 2021 holiday card.

"Happy Easter from the year 2012 because Lola approved this photo," Kelly captioned this throwback, never missing a chance to tease her perpetually appalled teen on social media.

Mark wished the "spectacular women" in his life a happy International Women's Day. 

"Happy Valentine's Day to the loves of my life!" Kelly wrote from the heart on Feb. 14, 2022.

Kelly celebrated the fruits of her labor on National Sons Day, Sept. 28, 2021.

Kelly and Mark's eldest child, son Michael Consuelos, 24 at the time, posted this sweet throwback photo of him and his mom on her 51st birthday in 2021, writing, "Happy Birthday, Mom!! I hope you have the greatest day ever. You're a badass and an inspiration to everyone. Also, when I call you a T. Rex, I mean it as a compliment. You should know that by now."

In August 2020, Kelly Ripa shared an epic recreation of an old family photo from 2003 on Instagram. With youngest son Joaquin on her lap and older kids Michael and Lola perfectly in place, we'd say they nailed it despite the fact that, as Kelly noted, "objects may appear larger."

In May 2020, Kelly and Mark celebrated eldest son Michael's graduation—albeit a virtual one, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic—from New York University. Marking the occasion, Kelly wrote on Instagram, "And just like that you graduated college. MJC, the joy and pride you have brought our family is indescribable. I love you with all my heart."

From kids to teenagers! "#tbt 2011 vs. 2019 Les murs sont devenus plus petits," Kelly shared in an Instagram post that showed just how much her kids have grown. 

"The Graduate #2019," Kelly wrote on Instagram celebrating Lola's final days of high school. 

Kelly receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2015 was an all-hands-on-deck event.

Kelly matched her son's gown and the flowers at Joaquin's middle school graduation.

When your family is this beautiful, you would likely be posing for selfies more often than not too. 

Holidays always bring family together and this famous crew is no exception. 

Back in 2003, Kelly and husband Mark Consuelos celebrated the opening night for A Year With Frog and Toad at Maxine's in New York City.

Back in 2001, Mark and Kelly took their son to the ATLANTIS The Lost Empire premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City. 

Whether they are traveling somewhere hot and tropical or cool and snowy, this family always knows how to have a good time. 

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