Kelly Ripa Reveals Her Genius Strategy to Get Her 3 Adult Kids to Approve Their Holiday Card Photo

Mar. 15, 2025

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos family.Photo:Kelly Ripa/Instagram

Kelly Ripa/Instagram

Kelly Ripahas finally figured out how to get all her children in on their family holiday card.

On the Friday, Dec. 13 episode ofLive with Kelly and Mark, the longtime couple revealed the hilarious way Ripa, 54, got all three of their kids — Michael, 27, Lola, 23, and Joaquin, 21 — to agree on a family photo for their 2024 holiday card.

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Kelly Ripa and Madonna.Matthew Rettenmund / SplashNews

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“What I did was, I sent my kids a picture of Madonna and me and her children and I said, ‘This is the family Christmas card this year unless you approve of the three of you in a photo of your dad and me. Here are your options.’”

After sending her message and a few family photos for her children to approve, Consuelos says, “They all responded pretty quickly.”

“They literally said, ‘Do whatever you want,' " Ripa shared before joking, “So I’m using Madonna and me and her kids.”

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Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos.Eugene Gologursky/Getty

Eugene Gologursky/Getty

Earlier this week, the co-hosts offered an inside look at their N.Y.C. townhouse during avideo tourwithArchitectural Digest, where they unveiled three giant eyeball paintings installed in the hallway just outside their bedroom.

“By the way, those are our kids’ eyes,” Consuelos, 53, explained.

“They don’t live here anymore, so when we leave our bedroom it feels like they’re still with us,” he added. Ripa chimed in, “And I could stare at my kids’ eyes forever. I just think they’re great.”

source: people.com