With her signature blonde bombshell hair, toned physique, and undeniable flair for fashion, Kelly Ripa often receives waves of admiration for how stunning she looks in her fifties. But during Friday’s episode of Live with Kelly and Mark, the host revealed that not everyone – or everything, for that matter – shares the same opinion.
The 54-year-old revealed that the robot at her orthodontist’s clinic has a habit of throwing shade about her age. Kelly explained that she has to wear a retainer because she never had braces as a child – a problem that has led to 35 years spent correcting her dental issues. However, the dental clinic that the star visits is often full of children.
"I go to this orthodontist and it's all little kids, and they're all 11-years-old," she began.
"And this robot comes out on wheels and it scans the child's face and the child's face comes up. It says, 'Hello Ben, Dr. so and so will see you in room three, follow me'. The robot then takes Ben to room three. It's amazing."
Kelly then proceeded to explain how the robot doesn't understand that she is an adult as she looks different to the children. "The robot is so confused by me that it comes over to me and it scans me and says, 'Please wait to be seated by an associate'. It just scans me, doesn't know what I am. I don't pop up as any sort of child," she shared.
Mark Consuelos struggled to contain his laughter and made a joke of the situation. "I thought it was going to say, 'Hey little fella'," he replied.
Visibly embarrassed, Kelly added: "I wish. It just scans me up and down, doesn't know what to make of me, and slithers away."
New studio
The episode followed on from the show's major studio move to 7 Hudson Square after over four decades at their Upper West Side residence at 7 Lincoln Square. Filming now takes place at Walt Disney's brand new headquarters that, according to Kelly, is extremely large as she described it as "1.2 million square feet".
The first episode in the new headquarters took place on April 7 and unveiled the stunning floor-to-ceiling windows that look out onto New York's concrete jungle.
The building also boasts an outdoor terrace, wellness center, screening rooms, reading rooms, a bike room, and showers.