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Kelly Ripa and her husband Mark Consuelos have two rescue dogs named Chewey and Lena.

Lena

Breed: Malshi | Adopted Mar 2021
Rescued

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos have a rescued Malshi (Maltese-Shih Tzu mix) named Lena that they adopted in March 2021.

Chewie

Breed: shih Tzu | Adopted May 2007
Rescued

Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa adopted a dog named Chewie in May 2007. In January 2025, Ripa opened up about the difficult choice of euthanizing Chewie.

Kelly Ripa

Kelly Ripa Pets

Birthday

October 2, 1970 (54)

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Kelly Ripa is an American actress, dancer, talk show host, and television producer. As an actress, Ripa’s best known roles are Hayley Vaughan on the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children (1990–2002, 2010) and Faith Fairfield on the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith (2003–2006). Since 2001, Ripa has been the co-host of the syndicated morning talk show Live! with Kelly and Ryan in various formats. Ripa and her husband, Mark Consuelos, own a New York-based production company, Milojo. In 2014, The Hollywood Reporter named her one of the Most Powerful People in Media.

In 1995, Ripa met Mark Consuelos, her co-star on All My Children. The two eloped on May 1, 1996. The couple have three children: Michael Joseph (born June 2, 1997), Lola Grace (born June 16, 2001), and Joaquin Antonio (born February 24, 2003).