KELLY RIPA AND MARK CONSUELOS Love, WORK & Marriage

THE COUPLE IS GETTING READY FOR A NEW CHAPTER IN THEIR LIVES TOGETHER AS PERMANENT CO-HOSTS ON LIVE!

- Rick Egusquiza

Kelly Ripa and husband Mark Consuelos are going back to their roots as co-stars! It’s been announced that when Ryan Seacrest exits Live this spring, the two All My Children alums will cohost the renamed Live with Kelly and Mark. “I know I have some big shoes to fill — well actually they’re only a size 9,” joked Mark. “But you know what I mean.” Hiring Mark as Kelly’s new cohost made sense to the team at Live. “Kelly wasn’t going to go through that whole public search for a co-host again. She never enjoyed that,” an insider tells Closer. “Her audience loves Mark. And he’s never going to surprise her and quit — she hopes!”