Kelly Ripa Warns Keira Knightley About Doing the Same Thing She and Mark Consuelos Did Before Getting Pregnant with Joaquin

Mar. 15, 2025

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos; Keira Knightley.Photo:FilmMagic; WireImage

FilmMagic; WireImage

Kelly Ripais teasing how she andMark Conseulosconceived their third child.On the Dec. 16 episode ofLive with Kelly and Mark,Keira Knightleyjoined the hosts to talk about her new Netflix thrillerBlack Doves.When the actress said she didn’t bring her5 and 9-year-old daughters Delilah and Edieon the press tour, Ripa, 54, had a piece of advice for her.“They’re with my family. They’re having a lovely time. I’m here with my husband,” Knightley shared. “Do you know that sudden thing where you’re like, ‘Woah’? I was on the plane — I read my book. I can sit down. This is amazing!”“Careful, dear, that’s how we got pregnant with number 3,” Ripa quipped, referring to son Joaquin. “We went away.”“No, he’s not coming anywhere near me,” Knightley playfully replied while referencing herhusband James Righton.James Righton and Keira Knightley; Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa.Getty Images For Chanel; WireImageRipa and Consuelos, who have been married for 28 years, share three children:Michael, 27, Lola, 23, and Joaquin, 21. They often talk about their family on their ABC morning show, recently sharing how they got the kids to allagree on a holiday card photo.“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,’” Ripa revealed on the Dec. 13 episode.“They all responded pretty quickly,” Consuelos, 53, added.“They literally said, ‘Do whatever you want,'” Ripa continued before joking, “So, I’m usingMadonnaand me and her kids.“Earlier that week, the couple showedArchitectural Digesttheir New York City townhouse in avideo tour, where theyunveiled three giant eyeball paintingsinstalled in the hallway outside their bedroom.“By the way, those are our kids’ eyes,” Consuelos said. “They don’t live here anymore, so when we leave our bedroom it feels like they’re still with us.”Ripa chimed in, “And I could stare at my kids’ eyes forever. I just think they’re great.”Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos.DISNEY/Lorenzo BevilaquaIn theirApril 2023 cover story, Ripa told PEOPLE what she saw her kids doing in the future, and revealed whether any of them would be following in their parents’ footsteps.“Michael talks about it constantly,” she said. “When we told the kids Mark was [co-hosting], Michael was like ‘I would have been perfect for that!'“Ripa went on to share that Lola had expressed interest in hosting as well, saying she andLiveexecutive producer Michael Gelman’s daughter Jamie “for years have said that they were going to take over.“Live television might not be the right thing for Joaquin, though.“Joaquin’s a little reserved,” Consuelos explained. “But he would turn it on. He’s a drama student and he could turn it on for that hour, but I think he probably wouldn’t want to do that.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Live with Kelly and Markairs weekday mornings on ABC (check local listings).

Kelly Ripais teasing how she andMark Conseulosconceived their third child.

On the Dec. 16 episode ofLive with Kelly and Mark,Keira Knightleyjoined the hosts to talk about her new Netflix thrillerBlack Doves.When the actress said she didn’t bring her5 and 9-year-old daughters Delilah and Edieon the press tour, Ripa, 54, had a piece of advice for her.

“They’re with my family. They’re having a lovely time. I’m here with my husband,” Knightley shared. “Do you know that sudden thing where you’re like, ‘Woah’? I was on the plane — I read my book. I can sit down. This is amazing!”

“Careful, dear, that’s how we got pregnant with number 3,” Ripa quipped, referring to son Joaquin. “We went away.”

“No, he’s not coming anywhere near me,” Knightley playfully replied while referencing herhusband James Righton.

James Righton and Keira Knightley; Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa.Getty Images For Chanel; WireImage

Getty Images For Chanel; WireImage

Ripa and Consuelos, who have been married for 28 years, share three children:Michael, 27, Lola, 23, and Joaquin, 21. They often talk about their family on their ABC morning show, recently sharing how they got the kids to allagree on a holiday card photo.

“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,’” Ripa revealed on the Dec. 13 episode.

“They all responded pretty quickly,” Consuelos, 53, added.

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

Earlier that week, the couple showedArchitectural Digesttheir New York City townhouse in avideo tour, where theyunveiled three giant eyeball paintingsinstalled in the hallway outside their bedroom.

“By the way, those are our kids’ eyes,” Consuelos said. “They don’t live here anymore, so when we leave our bedroom it feels like they’re still with us.”

Ripa chimed in, “And I could stare at my kids’ eyes forever. I just think they’re great.”

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos.DISNEY/Lorenzo Bevilaqua

DISNEY/Lorenzo Bevilaqua

In theirApril 2023 cover story, Ripa told PEOPLE what she saw her kids doing in the future, and revealed whether any of them would be following in their parents’ footsteps.

“Michael talks about it constantly,” she said. “When we told the kids Mark was [co-hosting], Michael was like ‘I would have been perfect for that!'”

Ripa went on to share that Lola had expressed interest in hosting as well, saying she andLiveexecutive producer Michael Gelman’s daughter Jamie “for years have said that they were going to take over.”

Live television might not be the right thing for Joaquin, though.

“Joaquin’s a little reserved,” Consuelos explained. “But he would turn it on. He’s a drama student and he could turn it on for that hour, but I think he probably wouldn’t want to do that.”

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