Kelly Ripaand husbandMark Consueloshave the house to themselves after sending their youngest off to college.
TheLive with Kelly and Ryanco-host, 50, shared a glimpse at life at home without their kids, posting a selfie on the couch with Consuelos, 50. “So far we arecrushing this empty nest thing,” she captioned the Sunday Instagram post.
“Omg so funny and sorry. It must hurt bad 😢😢,” added pal Naomi Watts, as Holly Robinson Peete quipped, “😂😂😂😂😂😂 but are we ever really empty-nesters? 🤔.”
The couple, who tied the knot in May 1996 after meeting the year beforeon the set ofAll My Children, also shares daughter Lola, 20, and son Joaquin, 18.
The post comes after the University of Michigan’s wrestling team announced that Joaquin would attend the school as a member of the team. “Super excited tostep into this next chapterwith @umichwrestling! Honored to be part of this great program,” Joaquin commented on the announcement in March.
Lola is starting her junior yearat NYUthis fall, where Michaelgraduated virtuallyfrom their Tisch School of Arts in May 2020.
Michaelpraised his parents' marriageearlier this month. “They’re great, not just in like a relationship sense, but they’re great role models,” he toldEntertainment Tonight. “I try to conduct myself the way I think they would.”
“One hundred percent they’re relationship goals, and it’s weird because I’ve been with them the longest,” the couple’s firstborn child added. “Not a year after they were married, about a year, then I came into the picture. So we kind of grew up together, at least that’s how I see it.”
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He also opened up about how he and his siblings call out their parents on social media. “I think it’s just a little version of what we do at home. Our family, we’re a bunch of jokers,” Michael explained. “We like to rip on each other a lot and kid around and it spills out into the social media and all that, but it’s just like home. That’s just how we are.”
Ripa, Consuelos and their children enjoyed some quality extended family time over the summer, when theytook a trip to Italy and Greecefor the Fourth of July weekend. They originally planned the getaway as a celebration for Michael’s graduation, as well as their niece’s, but they had to postpone their plans amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
source: people.com
