{"id":2351659,"date":"2026-03-30T16:57:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2351659"},"modified":"2026-03-30T16:57:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:57:47","slug":"mark-consuelos-cries-live-on-air-during-birthday-celebration-what-happened-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mark-consuelos-cries-live-on-air-during-birthday-celebration-what-happened-to-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Consuelos cries live on air during birthday celebration: &#8216;What happened to me?&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mark Consuelos celebrated his 55th birthday on <em>Live With Kelly and Mark<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wife and cohost Kelly Ripa introduced a segment featuring a comical birthday message from his &#8220;favorite child,&#8221; a.k.a. the couple&#8217;s dog, Lena.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The couple previously got emotional on the air, revealing the death of their beloved dog Chewie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Morning TV staple and <em>Scream 7<\/em> actor <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/mark-consuelos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mark Consuelos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Mark Consuelos&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Mark Consuelos<\/a> rang in his 55th birthday with a rare display of teary-eyed emotion on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/live-with-kelly-and-mark-8300004\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Live With Kelly and Mark;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Live With Kelly and Mark&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Live With Kelly and Mark<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Consuelos got emotional Monday morning, after wife and cohost <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/kelly-ripa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kelly Ripa;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kelly Ripa&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Kelly Ripa<\/a>, also 55, helped her husband celebrate his milestone birthday with a special <em>Live<\/em> segment that included a message from a special guest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m very happy you were born,&#8221; Ripa told her husband from the <em>Live<\/em> desk. &#8220;We have a very special surprise for you. Your favorite child has sent you a message. We thought you&#8217;d like to see it!&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos on &#8216;Live With Kelly and Mark&#8217;<br \/>Credit: ABC<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The show then cued up a split-screen image of an animation depicting the couple&#8217;s dog, Lena, speaking to Consuelos: &#8220;Hi daddy! I&#8217;m getting ready to celebrate your big day. I&#8217;m staying hydrated and getting my steps in,&#8221; the animated version of Lena said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Guess what? In dog years, you&#8217;re 385 years old, but you don&#8217;t look a day over 55 to me. Love you, kisses!&#8221; Lena finished, with Consuelos opening his mouth in shock over the bit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Are you crying?&#8221; Ripa asked, with a close-up shot showing tears clearly welling in Consuelos&#8217; eyes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a><\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Is it weird that I got emotional?&#8221; Consuelos asked, before putting his head down on the table for a few seconds. &#8220;I got emotional! Who am I? What happened to me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The cohost called the segment &#8220;the nicest thing,&#8221; as Ripa has long teased her husband on <em>Live<\/em> over his doting affection for Lena. Though Ripa previously joked that Lena was her husband&#8217;s &#8220;favorite child,&#8221; the couple \u2014 who married in 1996 \u2014 share three human children, too, including Michael, Lola, and Joaquin Consuelos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Live&#8217;<\/em>s Lena moment also came one year after the couple opened up about <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/kelly-ripa-cries-live-chewie-dog-dead-8786197\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:extreme grief over the loss of another pet, Chewie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;extreme grief over the loss of another pet, Chewie&quot;}\" class=\"link \">extreme grief over the loss of another pet, Chewie<\/a>, their 17-year-old dog who died in early 2025.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Mark Consuelos gets emotional during birthday message from dog LenaCredit: ABC\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/jeG.4Fy0qCCSk8qgHDXfwA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/5ecea53731688a6e4eeb7dc19c07fca9\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Mark Consuelos gets emotional during birthday message from dog Lena<br \/>Credit: ABC<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m really sorry. I thought I got it all out, guys. I really thought I got it all out, and I apologize because I did not. This is not how I wanted this to go down. God, she gave us so much,&#8221; Ripa said on <em>Live<\/em> in February 2025, upon breaking down in tears while discussing Chewie&#8217;s death. &#8220;We&#8217;re filled with gratitude for this dog. I apologize, I&#8217;m so sorry. She gave us so much. As each one of our kids left for college and then moved out on their own, Chewie remained right there like our steadfast companion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Live With Kelly and Mark<\/em> airs weekdays in syndication. Check your local listings for showtimes in your area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/mark-consuelos-birthday-cries-on-air-11936975\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Mark Consuelos celebrated his 55th birthday on Live With Kelly and Mark. Wife and cohost Kelly Ripa introduced a segment featuring a comical birthday message from his &#8220;favorite child,&#8221; a.k.a. the couple&#8217;s dog, Lena. The couple previously got emotional on the air, revealing the death of their beloved dog Chewie. 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