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.

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.

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.”

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.

Susan Lucci knew that Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos had ‘chemistry’ after watching his steamy ‘All My Children’ audition 30 years ago

Ripa joked about her husband's connection to Schwimmer as he played a police officer on a 2001 episode of the NBC sitcom.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos know they are meant to be. Ripa kicked off Friday morning’s episode of Live with Kelly and Mark with a bold thought exercise for her husband and co-host. “If you and I were to get

What I think about you is fascinating… I think you would like it,” she purred, Consuelos brimming with anticipation. A Former Co-Star of Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos Recal