Kelly Ripa is synonymous with a polished, sleek aesthetic when it comes to her appearance and sartorial choices. However, that doesn’t mean the ABC star hasn’t been tempted to switch things up and add a little edge to her look.
The LIVE host admitted that there was once a time where she "toyed" with the idea of getting a nose ring. During the April 15 episode of the show, Kelly and her husband, Mark Consuelos discussed the topic of piercings.
"There was a moment in my life 15 years ago, maybe 20, when I talked about it," she shared. However, rather than undergoing the aesthetic change, Kelly found a less permanent way to test it out. "Drawing little dots on my nose of where I would put [the ring]. Then I started putting little stick-on rhinestones on my nose to see how it would look. It went on and on," she explained.
© Getty Images"Mark was like, maybe just try the rhinestone thing until you're sick of it."
Cosmetic changes
This isn't the first time Kelly has opened up about being tempted by the idea to undergo a cosmetic change. The talk show host discussed getting plastic surgery during an appearance on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast. Kelly shared that despite attending several consultations with surgeons, the possible complications of a breast augmentation always scared her away.
© Disney via Getty Images"I have no boobs," she said. "We know that I'm flat-chested. It's not a mystery at this point. It's almost a point of pride."
"I nursed what was in there away. So now I just have, like, nipples that hang lower. I went from an A to an A long. "I've gone to more breast augmentation consults than I would like to admit. Like, every time I hear about the new boob guy, I go and I have a consultation," she added.
She also explained that her age and the inevitable follow-up surgeries to replace implants over time were major factors influencing her decision. "Here's the reality, because all of my friends – or a majority of my friends – have had breast augmentation. And they've had multiple because, like, every ten years or so, you have to, like, swap them out. So let's say I get them at 55. Right? That means at 65, I have to swap them out. At 75, I'm on my second pair? Let's say I live to 85, I'm going under the knife again?" she said.
© InstagramDuring an episode of her Let's Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa podcast with guest Lukas Gage, the ABC star shared that she once got microneedling on her bum cheeks. "I did that on my ass cheeks," she said.
"How does it look?" replied Lukas, before the talk show host made an honest confession. "Just as old as before. Desperate times call for desperate measures," added Kelly.
