Sweet: Kelly Ripa revealed she is very 'fond' of her Live with Kelly and Ryan costar Ryan Seacrest's girlfriend Aubrey Paige, who is 23 years his junior; seen in December 2021

Kelly Ripa revealed she is very ‘fond’ of her Live with Kelly and Ryan costar Ryan Seacrest’s girlfriend Aubrey Paige, who is 23 years his junior. 

During Monday’s episode of Live with Kelly and Ryan, the daytime talk show host, 51, opened up about her first time meeting the 24-year-old model at her husband Mark Consuelos’ Kelly Ripa birthday party on Friday.

The mom-of-three described the 47-year-old American Idol judge’s partner as ‘the most exciting guest that came’ to the bash.

Sweet: Kelly Ripa revealed she is very 'fond' of her Live with Kelly and Ryan costar Ryan Seacrest's girlfriend Aubrey Paige, who is 23 years his junior; seen in December 2021

Sweet: Kelly Ripa revealed she is very ‘fond’ of her Live with Kelly and Ryan costar Ryan Seacrest’s girlfriend Aubrey Paige, who is 23 years his junior; seen in December 2021

Seacret joked that Ripa told him and Paige: ‘We’re all happy you’re here and that you exist because we weren’t sure there was somebody.’ 

Ripa jumped in to interject: ‘We were starting to be like, “Maybe he doesn’t have a special person and maybe we should check in on him more often?”‘

The All My Children alum went on to joke that if the lovebirds ever break up, Seacrest ‘will go into seclusion.’

Happy couple: During Monday's episode of Live with Kelly and Ryan, the daytime talk show host, 51, opened up about her first time meeting the 24-year-old model at her husband Mark Consuelos' Kelly Ripa birthday party on Friday

Happy couple: During Monday’s episode of Live with Kelly and Ryan, the daytime talk show host, 51, opened up about her first time meeting the 24-year-old model at her husband Mark Consuelos’ Kelly Ripa birthday party on Friday

Nice to say: The mom-of-three described the 47-year-old American Idol judge's partner as 'the most exciting guest that came' to the bash; pictured together in October 2021

Nice to say: The mom-of-three described the 47-year-old American Idol judge’s partner as ‘the most exciting guest that came’ to the bash; pictured together in October 2021

‘That’s exactly what she said to her,’ Seacrest told Ripa. ‘I said, “That’s a compliment.”‘

Ripa concluded: ‘I am so fond of her.’ 

Ripa then noted that her spouse ‘wants to know the aerodynamics’ of how Seacrest’s relationship works since Paige is taller than him. 

Curious: Ripa noted that her spouse 'wants to know the aerodynamics' of how Seacrest's relationship works since Paige is taller than him

Curious: Ripa noted that her spouse ‘wants to know the aerodynamics’ of how Seacrest’s relationship works since Paige is taller than him

‘Mark pulled me aside at the beginning of the night. He said, “Can I ask you a question? … She’s really tall. She’s taller than you, and much taller in heels. How does that work?”‘ Seacrest recalled. ‘I was like, “What are you asking me?”‘

Seacrest continued, ‘He had that dead-serious look. He’s like, “Because Kelly and I talk about that all the time. The height.” … He was so confused. He was like, “When you walk together, who’s arm goes where?”‘

Ripa then teased that Consuelos is ‘one to talk with those arms of his,’ referencing their incompatible arm lengths. ‘He just realized there’s a whole world out there he’s never been able to explore,’ she joked.

Hot stuff! The Live With Kelly and Ryan co-host has been romantically linked to the Texas-born brunette since May 2021 ¿ a year after it was reported he and longtime girlfriend Shayna Taylor had split for the third and final time

Hot stuff! The Live With Kelly and Ryan co-host has been romantically linked to the Texas-born brunette since May 2021 — a year after it was reported he and longtime girlfriend Shayna Taylor had split for the third and final time 

The Live With Kelly and Ryan co-host has been romantically linked to the Texas-born brunette since May 2021 — a year after it was reported he and longtime girlfriend Shayna Taylor had split for the third and final time.

Having children has become a more important goal for Ryan now that he has Aubrey in his life.

In an interview with WSJ. Magazine last year, Ryan said it had become ‘clear’ to him that he did want to start a family. 

'She's given up on me': The longtime American Idol host's busy schedule has impacted his decision to become a father, much to the dismay of his mother, Connie, who has practically given up on her dream of being a grandma; pictured January 2020

‘She’s given up on me’: The longtime American Idol host’s busy schedule has impacted his decision to become a father, much to the dismay of his mother, Connie, who has practically given up on her dream of being a grandma; pictured January 2020

‘I start thinking about blocking off certain times in my month or year or week to focus on my personal life,’ he told the publication in an interview published December 2021. ‘I do want to have kids. But I haven’t even gone down that path, which is nuts at my age.’

‘I think in the last year, it’s become clear to me that yes, I do want to do that… I want to be available and present.’

Ryan’s busy schedule has impacted his decision to become a father, much to the dismay of his mother, Connie, who has practically given up on her dream of being a grandma.

‘She’s given up on me,’ he told the publication.

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