Talk-show host, soap alum, übermom, sassy spouse... and Ugly guest? Kelly Ripa's résumé just got one line longer.On Ugly Betty's Sept. 25 season opener, Ripa and Live cohost Regis Philbin will be grilling "Mode" editors Wilhelmina (Vanessa Williams) and Alexis (Rebecca Romijn) when they appear on their daytime talker.Not to be outdone, Ripa is beating her hunky hubby, Mark Consuelos, to the punch — as we reported last week, he'll be appearing on the new season's third episode. But will there be some kind of tie-in between Ripa and Consuelos' Ugly stints? That remains a mystery.Tell us — would you like to see the real-life spouses together on Ugly Betty? And if so, playing whom? — Nina Hämmerling Smith
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Morning show co-host Kelly Ripa may be know for her super-fit bod, but turns out her calves of steel were no match for the other runners at the Regis and Kelly High Heel-a-thon that took place Wednesday in Central Park. One hundred plus women (and a few brave men) strapped on their most comfy pumps (now there's an oxymoron) and sprinted a 150-yard dash in them. The Reege didn't compete, but that must have been because he wanted to let someone else win – what a guy!
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TLC has joined forces with two of entertainment's powerhouses, Jennifer Lopez and Kelly Ripa, to develop new programs. Each will star in upcoming, separate series, while Ripa and husband Mark Consuelos have also inked a development deal with the 'net.Lopez's series will be a documentary-style (ahem, reality show) look into her life as she juggles being a new mom, pursuing her career and launching a new fragrance. That's a lot for anyone to tackle, but I'm confident Jenny from the block's going show us how it's done (It takes hard work, for example, to cash checks). Lopez will cocreate and coexecutive produce the show.Ripa and Consuelos will be shaping more than just one series, although they're starting with one that Ripa will host, that has not yet been named. The pair and their company, Milojo Productions, made a first-look deal for unscripted TV projects. Is J.Lo going too far with her behind-the-scenes series, or was it just a matter of time? Is Ripa poised for world domination?...
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In a recent appearance as a guest host on Regis and Kelly, CNN news anchor Anderson Cooper got a bit red in the face during one of Kelly Ripa’s segments where she demonstrated some work out moves. All we know is that Cooper’s agent must have gotten a good talkin’ to because he was definitely not feelin' the Ripalicious thigh dancing routine that he was expected to participate in! Your take: Think Anderson was just being a poor sport about it, or would his ‘cred’ have been diminished if he actually started doing those pelvic thrusts on national television?
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