Ripa and Consuelos first met in 1995 during his screen test to play her love interest on the famous soap Kelly Ripa has a lot to thank casting director Judy Blye Wilson for — and she’s well aware! The Live with Kelly and Mark co-host opened up about Wilson's impact on her life during a panel discussion at the 92Y in N.

Kelly Ripa thanks casting director Judy Blye Wilson for introducing her to husband Mark Consuelos at All My Children Anniversary event.“If I may add, without Judy, I would literally

Held at the 92nd Street Y and hosted by Andy Cohen and Susan Lucci, the event was attended by several cast members, as well as the soap opera’s head writer Lorraine Broderick and casting director Judy Blye Wilson. Ripa praised Wilson as “the reason that Mark Consuelos and I are married.”

Fans know married duo Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa first met while starring on the soap opera All My Children. While the two are now open about the early days of their decades-long romance, one of their former co-stars just gave even more insight into their immediate chemistry.

The married co-hosts unveiled the funny snaps from their recent beach getaway on a Jan. 6 episode of ‘Live with Kelly and Mark’

David Schwimmer appeared on Tuesday’s “Live with Kelly and Mark,” and the trio discussed Mark Consuelos’ 2001 cameo on “Friends” as a cop who pulls Ross (Schwimmer) and Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) over.

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