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Kelly Ripa missed the Monday, July 27, episode of Live<\/em> due to painful oral surgery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n\n
Ripa\u2019s husband and cohost, Mark Consuelos, revealed details of the ordeal on air as Kevin Jonas filled in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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\u201cI know it\u2019s bad,\u201d Consuelos said of the pain his wife experienced after the procedure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Mark Consuelos<\/a> has revealed painful details about Kelly Ripa<\/a>\u2018s recent oral surgery, which he revealed Monday morning led to his wife and cohost\u2019s absence from Live With Kelly & Mark<\/em><\/a>for the time being.<\/p>\nWith Jonas Brothers musician Kevin Jonas<\/a> joining Consuelos to fill in for Ripa, the actor explained to viewers why his wife wasn\u2019t joining him at the table this week.<\/p>\n\u201cKelly sends her love,\u201d Consuelos said. \u201cIt\u2019s a gum graft surgery, and her dentist said five years ago, \u2018You can do it in about five years,\u2019 and she joked, like, \u2018I didn\u2019t think I\u2019d still be on the air in five years.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Consuelos confirmed that Ripa is \u201cdoing great\u201d despite a few setbacks, including extreme pain and the fact that \u201cshe\u2019s not allowed to talk\u201d as she heals.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\nMark Consuelos explains Kelly Ripa\u2019s painful oral surgery to Kevin Jonas on \u2018Live\u2019Credit: ABC<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s got to be the hardest thing that she\u2019s ever done,\u201d Jonas joked, while Consuelos said that he\u2019s \u201ctrying to keep her\u201d in line and following \u201cthe directions\u201d that her medical team gave her.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a list of things that you\u2019re not allowed to do: Talking, talking, talking!\u201d Consuelos said. \u201cShe has to eat soft food, can\u2019t suck out of a straw, you can\u2019t examine it, which means pulling down the lip. Last night, she was like, \u2018Can you look!?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
He finished by telling the audience that Ripa \u201cfamously doesn\u2019t feel pain\u201d and that she has a high enough tolerance that she \u201cdoesn\u2019t really use the novocaine\u201d when undergoing dental procedures.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut, this one hurts, so I know it\u2019s bad,\u201d Consuelos said.<\/p>\n
Entertainment Weekly<\/em> has reached out to a representative for Ripa at Live With Kelly and Mark <\/em>for comment on her condition and a return date.<\/p>\nOther Live<\/em> personalities have also opened up about various health occurrences this year, with the show\u2019s longtime emcee and resident DJ, D\u00e9j\u00e0 Vu, revealing in April that she was diagnosed with Bell\u2019s palsy, which causes facial paralysis.<\/p>\nAlso in April, Consuelos revealed on air that his father, Saul Consuelos, died<\/a> while the couple were on a spring hiatus from the talk show.<\/p>\n\n\n![\"Kevin](\"https:\/\/hermes.media.static.aol.com\/media\/2026\/07\/27\/6e252ff9-17ee-3445-b65d-e72444c17479\/b09802c0-121f-434a-aa33-8279f08e9810.jpg\"\/)
<\/div>\nKevin Jonas and Mark Consuelos on \u2018Live With Kelly and Mark\u2019Credit: ABC<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
\u201cTwo weeks ago today, my father passed away after a long bout with an illness. He passed away peacefully. Such a fascinating man,\u201d Consuelos said through tears at the top of the pair\u2019s return to the air.<\/p>\n
Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cYou were blessed more because you knew him his whole life. I only got to know my father-in-law for 31 years. But they were the best 31 years of my life,\u201d Ripa, Consuelos\u2019 wife of nearly 30 years, added. \u201cI can honestly say I will miss him every day for the rest of my life, as I know you will, as our children will. He was the greatest person I\u2019ve ever known. He really is so symbolic of everything you are.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kelly Ripa missed the Monday, July 27, episode of Live<\/em> due to painful oral surgery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Ripa\u2019s husband and cohost, Mark Consuelos, revealed details of the ordeal on air as Kevin Jonas filled in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n \u201cI know it\u2019s bad,\u201d Consuelos said of the pain his wife experienced after the procedure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Mark Consuelos<\/a> has revealed painful details about Kelly Ripa<\/a>\u2018s recent oral surgery, which he revealed Monday morning led to his wife and cohost\u2019s absence from Live With Kelly & Mark<\/em><\/a>for the time being.<\/p>\n With Jonas Brothers musician Kevin Jonas<\/a> joining Consuelos to fill in for Ripa, the actor explained to viewers why his wife wasn\u2019t joining him at the table this week.<\/p>\n \u201cKelly sends her love,\u201d Consuelos said. \u201cIt\u2019s a gum graft surgery, and her dentist said five years ago, \u2018You can do it in about five years,\u2019 and she joked, like, \u2018I didn\u2019t think I\u2019d still be on the air in five years.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Consuelos confirmed that Ripa is \u201cdoing great\u201d despite a few setbacks, including extreme pain and the fact that \u201cshe\u2019s not allowed to talk\u201d as she heals.<\/p>\n Mark Consuelos explains Kelly Ripa\u2019s painful oral surgery to Kevin Jonas on \u2018Live\u2019Credit: ABC<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n \u201cThat\u2019s got to be the hardest thing that she\u2019s ever done,\u201d Jonas joked, while Consuelos said that he\u2019s \u201ctrying to keep her\u201d in line and following \u201cthe directions\u201d that her medical team gave her.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a list of things that you\u2019re not allowed to do: Talking, talking, talking!\u201d Consuelos said. \u201cShe has to eat soft food, can\u2019t suck out of a straw, you can\u2019t examine it, which means pulling down the lip. Last night, she was like, \u2018Can you look!?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n He finished by telling the audience that Ripa \u201cfamously doesn\u2019t feel pain\u201d and that she has a high enough tolerance that she \u201cdoesn\u2019t really use the novocaine\u201d when undergoing dental procedures.<\/p>\n \u201cBut, this one hurts, so I know it\u2019s bad,\u201d Consuelos said.<\/p>\n Entertainment Weekly<\/em> has reached out to a representative for Ripa at Live With Kelly and Mark <\/em>for comment on her condition and a return date.<\/p>\n Other Live<\/em> personalities have also opened up about various health occurrences this year, with the show\u2019s longtime emcee and resident DJ, D\u00e9j\u00e0 Vu, revealing in April that she was diagnosed with Bell\u2019s palsy, which causes facial paralysis.<\/p>\n Also in April, Consuelos revealed on air that his father, Saul Consuelos, died<\/a> while the couple were on a spring hiatus from the talk show.<\/p>\n Kevin Jonas and Mark Consuelos on \u2018Live With Kelly and Mark\u2019Credit: ABC<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n \u201cTwo weeks ago today, my father passed away after a long bout with an illness. He passed away peacefully. Such a fascinating man,\u201d Consuelos said through tears at the top of the pair\u2019s return to the air.<\/p>\n Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cYou were blessed more because you knew him his whole life. I only got to know my father-in-law for 31 years. But they were the best 31 years of my life,\u201d Ripa, Consuelos\u2019 wife of nearly 30 years, added. \u201cI can honestly say I will miss him every day for the rest of my life, as I know you will, as our children will. He was the greatest person I\u2019ve ever known. He really is so symbolic of everything you are.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>