'It means everything to us': Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos missed Daytime Emmys for sweet reason but were surprised by first joint award

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: The hosts of 'Live with Kelly and Mark', Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos won their first joint Daytime Emmy Award for their daytime talk series on June 7.

However, they were unable to accept the award in person as they were in London visiting their daughter, Lola, who is graduating from NYU.

Instead, the couple delivered their delayed acceptance speech on June 10 during their talk show, People reported.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos share ‘brief acceptance speech’

On the June 10 episode of 'Live', Consuelos recounted waking up in the early hours of Saturday, June 8, to a text from Jerry O'Connell.

"He said, ‘Hey, if you guys win, can I give the acceptance speech.’ I said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘Who do you want to thank?’ I said, ‘Thank Ryan Seacrest,'" Consuelos noted, referring to Ripa's previous co-host who left 'Live' in April 2023 after six years.

When Ripa woke up, her husband shared the news with her, and she was so "out of it" that she asked, "For what?" Ripa added, "We weren’t there to give our speech but I’m going to give a brief acceptance speech. I just want to say, first and foremost, thank you, Mark, for being an incredible, incredible partner. You make it look easy and it is not easy and the ease at which you do this job inspires me and all of us every single day."

Ripa also thanked the "beloved audience," saying, "You make us feel like Emmy winners every day, which we are certainly not. But we owe it all to you. So thank you very much."

Consuelos continued, "That was good, I would have said, my dad always told me to marry somebody who’s better than you and try to work with people who are way better than you as well. So I’ve done both those things. So thank you. Thank you for holding me up. I appreciate it."

He then joked that his wife is the Tom Brady of daytime television, as she has won the award six times during her two-decade stint as co-host of 'Live'.

The couple reflected on how special the accolade feels. "Daytime, for us, really started our careers," Mark said, with Ripa adding, "It’s everything. It means everything to us. I always wanted to win a daytime Emmy as an actor. I was nominated once. I think it was like a mercy nomination. But it’s so — it’s so cool. It’s still hitting me that we did that. It’s very, very, very cool."

Internet calls Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos 'excellent hosts'

Several Internet users have extended their congratulations to Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos for winning an Emmy.

On Facebook, one wished, "Well deserved. Mark was a suprise added hit for the show. I wasn’t sure at first but I love him and Kelly. They are great together! Congrats!!" Another user aded, "Congratulations you both deserve it!"

A third noted, "You two are winners...love the two of you working together.. You guys crack me up while I'm exercising. Sending Blessings from Windsor, Ontario Canada.. Congrats💞"

Someone else shared, "That's great. They are excellent hosts n the show is always doing something imaginative. Kelly is clever, funny n smart. Mark is great." Another user said, "Congratulations on your big win you two well-deserved."

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