Controversies
On August 14, 2002, guest Judith Light created a stir on Live with Regis and Kelly when she got into a shouting match with Kelly after Kelly corrected Judith's pronunciation of "Worcestershire".[citation needed] This became a recurring topic on the show, with the on-air talent frequently making light of the incident.
On November 17, 2006, Clay Aiken was a guest host on Live with Regis and Kelly. During an interview with Cheryl Burke, Aiken covered Kelly Ripa's mouth with his hand and Ripa flinched and said "...I don't know where that hand has been." There was considerable reaction after Kelly mentioned the incident on her show four days later, with Rosie O'Donnell scolding Ripa for what appeared to be a "homophobic" reaction. Aiken mocked the controversy on the 2006 American Music Awards a few days later with Tori Spelling.
More about Kelly Ripa (From Wikipedia)
Early Life
Kelly Ripa went to Berlin Community School in Berlin, NJ, then attended school at Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees Township, New Jersey. She performed in high school plays read more...
Career
Ripa acquired her first major acting role as goth teen turned suffering heroine Hayley Vaughan on the soap opera All My Children. While there, the character would become a popular read more...
Controversies
On August 14, 2002, guest Judith Light created a stir on Live with Regis and Kelly when she got into a shouting match with Kelly after Kelly corrected Judith's pronunciation of "Worcestershire".[citation read more...
Awards And Honors
Ripa won five Soap Opera Digest Awards for playing Hayley on All My Children in 1996, 1998 & 2000. She has been nominated for 8 Daytime Emmy Awards. Three of these nominations read more...
Personal Life
Ripa was born in Camden County, New Jersey, the daughter of Esther "Essie", a homemaker, and Joseph Ripa, a labor union president and bus driver. Kelly Ripa is 3/4 Italian, 1/4 Irish; read more...
Kelly Maria Ripa (born October 2, 1970) an American Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress, television personality and talk show host. Since February 2001, she has served as the co-host read more...