Halloween has descended upon “Live with Kelly and Mark.” Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos celebrated the eerie holiday by donning a series of costumes during Thursday’s broadcast of their morning talk show. The “Only Halloween in the Building” special showcased a variety of pop culture-inspired outfits.
Ripa, 54, and Consuelos, 53, kicked off the episode dressed as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, respectively, mimicking their appearance at the US Open last month. Ripa wore Swift’s iconic red-and-white checkered dress, complete with oval-shaped black sunglasses and brown sandals. Consuelos donned Kelce’s polo shirt, cardigan, and beige shorts, accessorizing with a Gucci bucket hat and a fake mustache.
Before the show, Ripa admitted to USA Today, “Nobody gives less Taylor vibes than me.” She reminisced about knowing Swift since her teenage years and hosting her multiple times over the years. “I can’t capture the essence of that in a very brief clip of her dancing at the US Open, but I did my best to at least not embarrass her on behalf of both of us,” she added.
In the next segment, Ripa and Consuelos transformed into Lady Deadpool and Deadpool, interviewing Joey Fatone dressed as Wolverine. They paid tribute to “Deadpool and Wolverine” starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman. Later, they channeled Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars for their new song “Die with a Smile,” donning matching blue and red outfits and attempting to perform the song together.
The couple then switched to costumes of Joker and Harley Quinn from the “Joker” sequel, sporting full makeup and red jackets to embody Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix’s DC characters. They remained in these costumes as audience members competed in a Halloween contest. Ripa and Consuelos also dressed as characters from “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” “Inside Out 2,” and “Only Murders in the Building” during the special.
Ripa compared her annual Halloween special to hosting “Saturday Night Live.” “I hosted ‘SNL’ once in my life, and I always say our Halloween show is the closest thing to hosting ‘SNL’ that there is to actually hosting ‘SNL,’” she told USA Today. “You come out, you do your live opening bit, then you throw to a taped piece. You run backstage while that taped piece is playing, then they go to commercial break. You’ve got the taped piece and two minutes to change hair, makeup, wardrobe, costume, everything. You’ve got a very small window of time to get back out there and do the next segment. And that’s how the show runs.” “Live with Kelly and Mark” airs weekdays on ABC at 9 a.m ET.
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