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Biography and Early Life

Kelly Ripa, born as Kelly Maria Ripa was born and raised in Berlin, New Jersey, United States on 2^nd October 1970. She is born to Esther Ripa, a homemaker and Joseph Ripa, a labour union president and also a bus driver whose alma mater is Rutgers University. Additionally, he was also the Democratic Clerk for Camden County, New Jersey since June 2009. Ripa grew up together with her sister, Linda Ripa who is a children’s book author.

She was a ballet student since the early age of three and also plays piano. She was the first one in her family to enter an acting profession.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Kelly Ripa in 2021 and what is her height and weight? Well, Kelly Ripa’s age is 50 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 2 October 1970. Though, she is 5′ 3″ in feet and inches and 159 cm in Centimetres tall, she weighs about 110 lbs in Pound and 50 kg in Kilograms. Her eye color is Blue and hair color is Blonde.

Education

Kelly Ripa attended Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees Township, New Jersey. Whilst there, she was a cheerleader and her drama teacher encouraged her to pursue acting. She starred in in the local theatre productions and was discovered while performing in The Ugly Duckling in her senior year.

She later on enrolled at Camden County College to study Psychology which she later on dropped and moved to New York City to pursue her passion in acting.

Personal Life: Dating, Boyfriends, Husband, Kids

In the year 1995, Ripa met her better half, Mark Consuelos, her co-star in All My Children. The duo then tied the knot after one of dating for one year. Together, the couple sired three children namely, Michael Joseph (born June 2 1997), Lola Grace (born June 16) and Joaquin Antoni (born February 24 2003).

They couple have been happily married and they have not been involved in any controversies or extra marital affairs. Together, the couple founded the production company titled, Milojo. The couple resided on Crosby Street in SoHo, Manhattan before selling their house in 2015 and moved to a townhouse on East 75^th Street.

Before tying the knot to Mark, Ripa dated Vincent Young from 1994 to 1995.

Is Kelly Ripa Lesbian?

Kelly Ripa is straight and has never been gay as far as her sexual orientation is concerned. She is happily married to Mark Consuelous for almost two decades and together they have sired three kids together. 

Professional Career

Rapa’s career kicked off in 1986 when she appeared as a regular dancer on Dancin’ On Air, leading into Dance Party USA. She subsequently cast news reports at the same time. Her first major role was in 1990 where she played for her debut role as a troubled party girl, Hayley Vaughan on All My Children.

Similarly, Ripa also co-hosted a show with Kathie Lee Gifford and Regis Philbin. For this show, they were awarded the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show.

Ripa also ventured into primetime in September 2003 on Hope & Faith as Faith Farierfield, an unemployed ex-soap star. However, the show came to a halt in 2006 and Ripa said she never wants to work that hard again.

Ripa also made an appearance in the acclaimed Miramax feature Marvin’s Room in 1996 alongside Meryl Streep and Leonard DiCaprio. She has also served as a spokesperson for several companies and has partnered with Tide, 7 Up, Pantene and currently works with Electrolux and Ryka.

Similarly, she is also a supporter of the ovarian cancer cause and has teamed up with Electroflux to raise funds for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.

Awards

Ripa has won lots of awards and recognitions throughout her career including;

1999 Best Actress Award at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival

2007 and 2012 Soap Opera Digest Awards and three Daytime Emmy Awards

2015 Hollywood Walk of Fame honoured by Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

2006 She broke the Guinness World Record as twenty-four banana cream pies were tossed at her mouth in one minute.

2017, she was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Kelly Ripa in 2021

As of 2021, Kelly has a whooping estimated net worth of about $150 million. She is among the highest-paid America’s TV hosts. According to Forbes, her earning was estimated to be around $17 million making her the 9^th highest paid television host in the year 2016. Her average salary per annum is $20 million. According to Celebrity Net Worth, her husband Mark has an estimated net worth of about $40 million dollars.

Ripa is a well-established and multi-skilled American actress, dancer and TV host. Throughout her active years, Ripa gave nothing but her best. She has tirelessly worked herself to the top to become one of the most recognized and well paid TV personalities.