Jimmy Fallon Releases Joke Attack Ad Against Mark Consuelos as They Battle for PEOPLE’s Sexiest TV Host: WATCH

Mar. 15, 2025

Jimmy Fallon and Mark Consuelos.Photo:NBC (2)

NBC (2)

The competition for the coveted title inPEOPLE’s Reader’s Choice pollhas heated up, particularly between candidatesJimmy FallonandMark Consuelos.

DuringThe Tonight Showon Wednesday, Sept. 25, Fallon, 50, jokingly released a campaign ad attacking Consuelos, 53, in which he called his competition an “illegitimate candidate” and smeared him for being overly attractive.

The video was shared on Instagram in a collaborative post with the talk show’s account, Fallon, Consuelos,Kelly Ripa, and theLive With Kelly and Markaccount.

“Earlier this week, I asked Mark Consuelos to drop out of the race,” Fallon said on his show. “He doesn’t need this. He’s sexy every day. I don’t even get on these lists at all … Anyways, I guess he caught wind of what I said [and] he decided to address it on his show.”

The Emmy winner then played a clip from a recent episode ofLive with Kelly and Mark, in which Consuelos and his wife and co-host Ripadiscussed the “consequential election.”

“He asked if I could step aside,” Consuelos said in the clip, which also featured segments from a campaign ad instructing viewers to vote for Consuelos in the category.

Mark Consuelos.Mark Consuelos/Instagram

Mark Consuelos/Instagram

“I tried to be the bigger person,” Fallon declared when the video ended. “I tried to take the high road. But when you mess with a man’s dignity, when you question his sexiness, you leave that man with no choice. So I’ve begun running ads across the country to defend my honor. I literally sunk hundreds of dollars of my own money into this.”

“Does Mark Consuelos really have big muscles? Some say he just wears children’s shirts,” it continued.

Throughout the ad, there are edited photos of Consuelos with defamatory captions, such as “Mark Consuel-who?” and “illegitimate candidate.”

Jimmy Fallon.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty

Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty

“He’s not even a host. He’s aco-host,” the video stated before referencing Consuelos' 2023 win for a similar title. “Plus, Mark Consuelos was already votedPEOPLE Magazine’s Sexiest Morning Host, can we really afford to go back?”

Additionally, the ad poked fun at Consuelos’ age, stating that Fallon “just turned 50,” whereas Consuelos is “pushing 54.”

“Good luck onThe Golden Bachelorette, bud,” the narrator said.

“Good luck to all of you and God bless the United States,” he host said.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos.Lorenzo Bevilaqua/Disney General Entertainment

Lorenzo Bevilaqua/Disney General Entertainment

Consuelos responded to the ad with a cheeky comment on social media, writing, “Jimmy!!! I voted for you. My mom voted for you. You’re a shoe-in.”

Fallon started the feud on the Sept. 18 episode of his show, during which he issued a plea to his fellow nominees to drop out of the race. “I’m up againstSeth Meyers,Mario LopezandMark Consuelos. Yuck!” he told the audience, before explaining why each of his competitors should bow out of the race. “I’m very honored, but Seth would let me have this… He would want me to have this. He’s a younger dude — let grandpa have one thing.”

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A few days later, Consuelos addressed the plea on his ABC talk show, saying, “I love Jimmy, I really do love Jimmy. He’s such a great guy. And over the weekend, I was considering it. I’m like, ‘You know what, maybe I should pledge my support.’ "

But then he “reconsidered” and decided to stay in the competition.

“If I don’t win, I would love for Jimmy to win,” he added.

source: people.com