Kelly Ripa Is Celebrating 25 Years on Live! See the Talk Show Host’s Photos Throughout the Years — from Her First Days to Now

First Day on the Job

Ripa, then 30, joined Philbin as the Live! co-host on Feb. 5, 2001.

Confessions on a Talk Show

The Live! line-up in the early aughts was frequently full of A-listers, featuring the likes of Pink and Madonna.

Awards Season

Ripa and Philbin got glammed up to host the Relly Awards, their annual mock awards show.

Take a Bite

Part of the daytime talk show host perks is eating free food on-air.

Puppy Love

The former soap opera actress hosted Saturday Night Live in 2008 with musical guest OutKast…

Cats Off

…and held a whole lot of furry friends during her skits.

Laugh Out Loud

Philbin and Ripa shared a laugh with Oprah Winfrey during a live taping of the mogul’s talk show.

Faring Well

She clapped for her longtime co-host as he announced his retirement from Live! during a 2011 press conference.

Going Hire

Ripa and her new co-host Michael Strahan posed together outside of their talk show studio.

WrestleMania

Ripa and Strahan donned sumo suits with guest John Cena to fight it out in a wrestling showdown.

Right Shark

For Halloween 2015, Ripa and Strahan dressed up as Katy Perry and her shark back-up dancer from the pop star’s Super Bowl halftime show performance.

The Joker and the Quinn

Live! guest host Jerry O’Connell was the Joker to Ripa’s Harley Quinn for Halloween 2016.

Burger? I Barely Even Know Her!

Ripa and her co-host of six years Ryan Seacrest enjoyed a tasty burger together during a 2022 taping.

Family Affair

Her husband Mark Consuelos, who had guest-hosted several times, officially joined her in April 2023 following Seacrest’s departure.

“To have Mark join me at that desk every day, it’s a dream come true,” she told PEOPLE at the time. “We’ve been so uniquely blessed. It’s going to be off the rails!”

28 in ’24!

Ripa and Consuelos marked 28 years of marriage on-air by kicking off their broadcast to Stevie Wonder’s “As.”

“My benchmark for a long time is going through first grade to being a senior in high school,” remarked Consuelos. “That’s like doing that twice plus a PhD. Plus 4 years in college and master’s program!”

To which Ripa quipped: “Should I call you Dr. Consuelos?”

Fabulous Five

Ripa and Consuelos, who tied the knot in 1996, have raised three children: Michael, Lola and Joaquin.