Kelly Ripa typically follows a nutritionist-approved diet, but she made an exception on Mother's Day.
The 55-year-old ate something she hadn't in "years and years" after her son, Joaquin, who's starring on Broadway in Death of a Salesman, decided to treat her to McDonald's on her special day.
"This is so unlike us, it hasn't happened in years and years," she shared, admitting the fast-food treat was a big departure for her.
Recalling how the spontaneous meal came about, Kelly said on Monday's Live with Kelly and Mark: "Our youngest texted me from backstage – he's on Broadway – it's the funniest text I got.
"He goes, 'I thought it'd be fun if we had McDonald’s for your birthday.' And I said, 'Uhh, it's not my birthday.' And he goes, 'I mean Mother's Day, you know what I mean!'"
© Getty Images"So, we had McDonald's," Kelly continued with a big smile. "I had a Big Mac and large fries!"
"It was fun, right?" her husband and co-host, Mark Consuelos, asked. "It was so fun! I was like, 'This is crazy!'" Kelly replied.
© Getty ImagesAnother perk of the "delicious" meal was not having to clean up after. "I had the best time. You know what cleanup was?" she added before mimicking throwing something away. "Trash! Done!"
"You got the plates out for some reason, I'm not sure why," Mark teased. "I did, I put plates out on the table because I wanted to make it nice, it was Mother's Day. And then I just put them right back!" Kelly quipped.
On Mother's Day, Kelly marked the occasion by sharing a carousel of photos of herself with her three kids, Michael, 28, Lola, 24, and Joaquin, from babies to adults.
© Instagram"Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there," she penned. "This is your reminder that the days are long but the years are short."
Last month, Kelly joked that she and Mark had "failed as parents" when Joaquin first told them he wanted to attend drama school.
"To get any job was, like, inconceivable to us," Kelly said on Live with Kelly and Mark on April 13. "I mean, we were just like, 'You're going to have to get a job."
© Getty ImagesJoaquin, who graduated from the University of Michigan's School of Music, Theatre & Dance in May 2025, has since proven them wrong as he is now starring in Joe Mantello's revival of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.
"And then he books a Broadway show, and it was just, like, remarkable for us to watch," she added, with Mark noting that it was "pretty wild" to see Joaquin on stage for opening night on April 9.
Joaquin is playing Young Biff in the iconic play, starring alongside Tony Award winners Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf.
