Kelly Ripa's son Michael shares cryptic update about personal life

June 07, 2024

The Live star is married to co-host Mark Consuelos

Kelly Ripa's oldest son Michael Consuelos is following in his parents' footsteps in the entertainment industry, and he's been doing an incredible job since graduating several years ago.

Most recently, the 26-year-old took to Instagram to share a cryptic new post concerning his personal life, revealing that he has landed a new gig as a Field Associate Producer.

The actor simply shared a photo of the zoomed-in credits, which look to be for , whereby his name featured. It was revealed last week that Michael was now working for Bravo, something he is more than made up about.

Andy Cohen - a long-time family friend of Kelly and Mark's - appeared on Live last Thursday to fill in for Kelly.

Mark, 52, started the conversation by telling Andy that "Bravo shows are huge" in their household. "We started watching [the Real Housewives of] Miami, which is blowing my mind.

And you know, Michael is working on [them]…" the proud father said. Andy replied: "I know, it's crazy."

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He added: "So Michael Consuelos is now working, and he worked on Jersey Housewives, he worked on this new season of [‘Real Housewives of] New York, and I keep texting him saying, ‘Who’s your favorite? Who are you enjoying?'"

Andy explained that Michael was very diplomatic with his response, not revealing who his favorites were. Not only is Michael working on the popular reality show, but Summer House too, something he "loves".

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This is a change in career for Michael, who last year was focusing on work in front of the camera.

This has included playing a young Hiram Lodge on Riverdale alongside his famous dad. It was also revealed earlier in the year that Michael had landed himself a role in drama Dissocia.

It hasn't always been so easy for Michael though, and his supportive mom opened up about his struggles finding work after graduating back in November.

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The star explained on the show that Michael had found it hard getting a job after graduating from college in 2020 - which was in the height of the pandemic.

"Adulting is hard nowadays. It's very hard for kids. Job opportunities aren't what they were. The economy is driving this trend," she said.

"I know that Michael graduated college in May of 2020 and he had a writing job lined up which evaporated because the pandemic shut down the production and it just never came back."

On how she and husband Mark helped, she said: "So, you know, we gave him a grace period of an additional year to find other job opportunities because it's hard."