Richest American Actress Kelly Ripa’s Net Worth: Family, Salary, And Assets

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Kelly Ripa is a $120 million actress and daytime television host from the United States. She became one-half of one of the most beloved couples on soap operas while she played Hayley Vaughn on the long-running soap “All My Children”.

Work And Love

Kelly Ripa and her on-screen love interest, Mark Consuelos, who played Mateo Santos, had real chemistry, and a year after they started working together on the show, they married. She was invited to audition as a co-host for the morning show formerly known as “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee” while finishing her final season with “All My Children.”

Her audition went well, and “Live with Regis and Kelly” debuted in 2001.
Kelly Ripa previously co-hosted the program with Michael Strahan and currently co-hosts “Live with Regis and Kelly” with Ryan Seacrest. Kelly Ripa receives a yearly compensation of $22 million for her work on the program.

Early Life

Kelly Maria Ripa was born in Berlin, New Jersey, on October 2, 1970. She is the daughter of Esther, a homemaker and Democratic County Clerk for Camden County, Joseph Ripa. Linda, her sister, writes books for children.

Kelly is the first member of her family to work in the entertainment industry. She studied ballet, dancing, and playing the piano as a child. Her drama teacher at Eastern Regional High School in New Jersey encouraged her to pursue an acting career. She attended Camden County College, where she was a star, but she dropped out to move to New York City to pursue acting.

Career

Kelly Ripa received her first national television exposure in 1986 after being hired as a regular dancer on Dancin’ On Air. She started landing local TV gigs right away.

As the party girl Hayley Vaughn Santos on the ABC soap opera “All My Children,” Ripa first gained notoriety in 1990. She appeared in the soap opera from where she also met her future spouse, co-star Mark Consuelos. She worked on “Hope and Faith” comedy after “All My Children.”

Kelly Ripa has co-hosted the morning talk show “Live with Regis and Kelly” since February 2001. In addition, she continues to appear in various films and television shows. They became well-known for discussing their personal and family lives on air. Their daily viewership was approximately 6 million.
Kelly became the head of the show when Philbin retired in January 2011.

Other Works

Kelly Ripa has served as a spokesperson for various businesses, including Tide, Pantene, and 7 Up. Additionally, she has worked on numerous projects as a voice actor, including “Kim Possible,” “Delgo,” and “Fly Me to the Moon.”

She is best known for her work on daytime television. Still, she has also appeared in a few movies, including the critically acclaimed 1996 film Marvin’s Room, in which she starred alongside Meryl Streep and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Awards

Kelly Ripa got five Soap Opera Digest Awards and was nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards for her work on “All My Children.” Kelly shared the Daytime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Talk Show Host” in 2001, 2011, 2012, 2015, and 2016 with co-host Regis Philbin.

The program received the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show in its 24th season. Kelly has received multiple People’s Choice Award nominations due to her work on Live! In 2015, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Ripa was chosen to join the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2017.

Personal Life

Mark Consuelos was Ripa’s co-star when they first met in 1995 on “All My Children”.On May 1, 1996, they got married. Together, they have three children: Lola Grace (2001), Joaquin Antonio (2003), and Michael Joseph (1997). On the day that Ripa gave her first Live!

One of the guests at the Regis tryout on November 1, 2000, was a celebrity psychic who predicted Ripa was expecting her second child.

Real Estate

A 5,625-square-foot home with three bedrooms and a half bathrooms served as Kelly and Mark’s first substantial NYC condo. A huge kitchen with several refrigerators, a separate family wing with two bedrooms and a playroom, a library, an office, and a personal gym were all part of the unit.

They invested $9 million in Kidman’s 6,700-square-foot residence in 2005. When they eventually sold the first property for roughly $6.8 million, they realized a $3 million profit. The Kidman house sold for $24.5 million in 2014.

Present Property

They currently reside in a three-bedroom townhouse in New York City with at least $30 million. The five-story residence has an elevator that allows guests to access the rooftop garden at their own convenience.

They went on vacation to their beach house in the Hamptons and their ski house in Telluride, Colorado. The couple bought their Hamptons house in 2004 for $2.35 million. This house is probably worth $10–$15 million. They are estimated to own real estate worth at least $45 million in total.

Favorite Things:

Kelly Ripa’s Favorite movies:

• Jaws
• Bully

Kelly Ripa’s Favorite music:

• Madonna
• Only The Horses — Scissor Sisters

Kelly Ripa’s Favorite books:

• Male vs. Man
• A Promised Land
• More Beautiful Than Before
• The Beauty of Living Twice
• Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother
• Just as I Am
• Mexican Gothic
• For Better, For Worse
• The Good Sister
• Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber
• The Bachelor
• The Boy Next Door
• If Looks Could Kill

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