Is Kelly Ripa considering divorce?
According to the beloved daytime host herself, her husband came up with the concept of a “gray divorce.”
This is not a rumor. Kelly openly discussed it in front of the audience.
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos have been one of the hottest celebrity couples on the planet for decades. Is it the end of an era?
Have Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos discussed divorce?
The answer is both yes and no.
In the October 11th episode, Living with Kelly and MarkKelly Ripa mentioned a gray divorce. She also mentioned how she broached the topic with her husband, Mark Consuelos.
“I was reading this article and started talking to Mark about it, and Mark got very defensive,” Kelly recalled to the audience.
According to Kelly Ripa, when she brought up the gray divorce, Mark Consuelos asked her, “‘Why are you reading that article?'”
As it turns out, it all started with a “fascinating” article she read at the airport. Millions of people have read articles, books, and more that they wouldn’t be able to read while occupying the limited space of an airport. There’s an entire industry dedicated to helping people kill time.
Eventually, Mark joked that he knew Kelly would always take care of him and change his “diaper.” Kelly then joked that it was already happening.
What exactly is a “gray divorce”?
As Kelly Ripa explained to her audience, a gray divorce refers to a divorce that occurs in couples where (usually both) spouses are over 50 years old.
While divorce rates have declined for some age groups (millennials, for example, tend to be more cautious about marriage in the first place than their parents and grandparents), divorce rates for people over 50 are declining. quadrupled In the last 30 years.
This phenomenon has brought renewed attention to these divorces, and the term “grey divorce” has emerged as a label, even though most of them do not necessarily have gray hair yet. There is.
There are many factors that can lead to divorce in this group. In some cases, couples stay together until their children go to college. This foolish act can have various consequences, including divorce at an older age, and dating becomes more difficult as you get older.
As for why interest rates have risen…well, people over 50 in 2024 will definitely be different than they were in 1990. People in 1990 aren’t getting any younger, but those who were in college then are now middle-aged. .
Different generations have different ideas about marriage. But… does Kelly Ripa, 54, want a divorce from her outrageously handsome 53-year-old husband?
So is this Ned?
Kelly Ripa said the narrator’s voice was so convincing that she was drawn to the audio, but that the gray divorce itself is a “dark subject.” After all, it’s difficult to get divorced at 35, but you can probably continue working with each other and start your life over. After a few decades, it becomes even more difficult, especially for those who have spent decades as housewives.
By the way, Kelly Ripa once admitted on Kyle Richards’ podcast that she went to marriage counseling with Mark Consuelos. This was a precautionary measure, especially after the nest was empty, she explained.
So, no. Kelly Ripa read an article about divorce on Grey, discussed it with her husband as a topic, and shared it with her viewers. Sure, it’s a little goofy, but it’s not a red flag that one of Hollywood’s most high-profile marriages is coming to an end.
