Kelly Ripa Chides Mark Consuelos for Taking Son to Hooters on a 'Playdate' and Coming Back 'Reeking of Cigarette Smoke'

Mar. 15, 2025

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos.Photo:DISNEY/Lorenzo Bevilaqua

DISNEY/Lorenzo Bevilaqua

Kelly Ripawasn’t too happy when her husbandMark Consuelosbrought their son to Hooters.

“I remember when you took our son to Hooters!” Ripa interrupted, to which Consuelos replied, “No, no, no.”

The mom of three shared that their son “was having a playdate with his friend,” adding that she’s “not kidding! The two dads took the sons to Hooters!”

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She then remembered Consuelos and their son coming back to the house later “reeking of cigarette smoke.”

“I was like, ‘Did you guys sit in the smoking section?’ They were like, ‘The whole place was the smoking section,’ " Ripa said.

When Consuelos recalled his side of the story, he blamed the other dad, saying that Hooters “wasn’t like my go-to hangout.”

Ripa and Consuelos share sons Michael, 27, and Joaquin, 21, as well as daughter Lola, 23.

source: people.com