{"id":2493481,"date":"2026-07-08T15:15:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2493481"},"modified":"2026-07-08T15:15:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:15:54","slug":"mark-consuelos-just-discovered-mahjong-and-live-fans-approve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mark-consuelos-just-discovered-mahjong-and-live-fans-approve\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Consuelos Just Discovered Mahjong, and \u2018Live\u2019 Fans Approve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<div class=\"css-1jx1kps etlajd2\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"collapsible-section\" data-fp-collapsible-section=\"true\" class=\"css-p1fz9n e1q3dcg6\">\n<h3 data-theme-key=\"collapsible-header\" data-fp-collapsible-section-header=\"true\" class=\"css-dyle7y e1q3dcg5\"><button aria-label=\"Hide Key Points section\" aria-expanded=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-header-button\" class=\"css-rgwsqu e1q3dcg4\"><\/p>\n<p>Key Points<\/p>\n<div data-theme-key=\"collapsible-icon-wrapper\" data-collapsible-open=\"true\" class=\"css-1kwqn25 e1q3dcg0\"><span data-testid=\"iconRight\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-icon-right\" class=\"css-1ep4808 e1q3dcg1\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/h3>\n<div aria-hidden=\"false\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-section-text\" data-fp-collapsible-section-body=\"true\" class=\"css-1bo2quf e1q3dcg3\">\n<div class=\"css-ex91la etlajd1\">\n<div>\n<p>Mark Consuelos teased that he picked up a new hobby while taking time off from <em>Live With Kelly and Mark<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The TV personality opened up about playing mahjong and how his wife, Kelly Ripa, introduced him to it.<\/p>\n<p>Fans reacted to learning about Mark\u2019s latest game obsession.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><keypoints-embed isaigenerated=\"false\" isapproved=\"false\" data-embed=\"1\" data-node-id=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"1.0\">Mark Consuelos<\/strong> finally understands all the fuss about mahjong.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">As a host on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/live-with-kelly-and-mark\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/live-with-kelly-and-mark\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Live With Kelly and Mark\" data-node-id=\"2.1\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"2.1.0\">Live With Kelly and Mark<\/em><\/a>, the TV personality loves to share everything that goes on in his life with his followers. During the June 29 episode, Mark and his wife, <strong data-node-id=\"2.3\">Kelly Ripa<\/strong>, discussed taking a break from work and enjoying the beginning of summer.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">As they chatted, Mark revealed his newfound love of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/a70295700\/mahjong-resurgence-community-connection\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/a70295700\/mahjong-resurgence-community-connection\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"mahjong\" data-node-id=\"3.1\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\">mahjong<\/a>. And as Kelly noted, she was the one who introduced him to the game.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201cWe had a little bit of a break, and I got to learn mahjong,\u201d Mark announced in a clip posted <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaLMwgXOQdu\/?igsh=MWc1N3B2cjRndjl6Mg%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaLMwgXOQdu\/?igsh=MWc1N3B2cjRndjl6Mg%3D%3D\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"on Instagram\" data-node-id=\"6.1\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\">on Instagram<\/a>. \u201cFinally! I\u2019ve been resisting!\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201cI finally broke him,\u201d Kelly added. \u201cHe won! He\u2019s a winner! He\u2019s a killer!\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Mark shared what surprised him about the game.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201c[Mahjong] is really competitive, and it gets testy,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd there\u2019s a lot of smack talk!\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201cYou haven\u2019t even played with some of the biggest smack talkers!\u201d Kelly responded. \u201cWe were being nice to you to drag you in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201cYou told me I would like it\u2014I love it,\u201d Mark concluded.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Many fans chimed in to support his new hobby.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"15\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201cWay to go! Welcome to the club Mark!!\u201d one person exclaimed in the comments. \u201cI wish my husband would learn. Go Mark \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f,\u201d another agreed. \u201cReal. Men. Mahj. \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f,\u201d a different follower added.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"16\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Mahjong originated in 19th-century China. In most popular versions of the game, players compete to complete a winning 14-tile hand using a combination of skill, strategy, and luck.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"17\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">This might be the nudge we need to try!<\/p>\n<div data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-20\" data-node-id=\"18\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside data-nitrous-content-id=\"recirculation_unit_more_on\" class=\"css-1x3u3mj e94w1mj3\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"carousel-container\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" role=\"region\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-labelledby=\"PP0-20-0\" class=\"css-1jke4yk ejxe6mr5\">\n<p><h2 id=\"PP0-20-0\" data-theme-key=\"carousel-hed\" class=\"css-4i2xvz ejxe6mr6\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-1yxmhzw e68yk9k0\"\/>Read More on Kelly and Mark<span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 e68yk9k1\"\/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\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.goodhousekeeping.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Mark Consuelos teased that he picked up a new hobby while taking time off from Live With Kelly and Mark. The TV personality opened up about playing mahjong and how his wife, Kelly Ripa, introduced him to it. Fans reacted to learning about Mark\u2019s latest game obsession. 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