Kelly Ripa in April 2023.Photo:Paul Morigi/GettyThere are some things in our closet you just can’t let go of. Just askKelly Ripa.“I have that little nightgown that I got at the Gap 35 years ago, do you remember?” she asked husband and cohostMark Consueloson the April 3 episode ofLive with Kelly and Markwhile discussing the trend of wearing dresses over jeans. “And I got it at the 80% off sale, you know the clearance sale? And it has cost me more to fix it, because it keeps falling apart.“Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos in October 2023.Roy Rochlin/GettyRipa, 53, joked with the audience that she paid practically “nothing” for the garment, adding that “price per wear” is almost to the point that Gap is paying her.She brought up her decades-old nightgown, though, because she does, in fact, wear it with jeans.“I will wear that over jeans and people will think, ‘Oh what a cute dress over jeans,’ and I go, ‘It’s a nightgown,'” she said. “But there’s something about it that looks cute with jeans, and so I always wear it. But I don’t wear it over the jeans, I wear it tucked in to the jeans.“Consuelos, 53, complimented the look, telling her it “looks nice” when she rocks the nightgown-dress-jeans ‘fit, and Ripa chided him, telling the audience that he always thinks it’s a top and not a nightgown.Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos on ‘Live with Kelly and Mark’ on April 17, 2023.Lorenzo Bevilaqua/Disney General EntertainmentNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.She also noted that she likes to hold onto things so she can really get her money’s worth — no matter the cost, but especially if it was expensive. Something her husband is not very good at.“I’m not going to spend that money willy-nilly,” she said, before jokingly telling her husband he’s wasteful.“I’m not wasteful. If I haven’t worn [an article of clothing] in years, it’s not getting worn ever again,” he clarified, adding that when he gets to that point, he often hands his clothes down totheir sons, Michael, 26, and Joaquin, 21.
Kelly Ripa in April 2023.Photo:Paul Morigi/Getty
Paul Morigi/Getty
There are some things in our closet you just can’t let go of. Just askKelly Ripa.“I have that little nightgown that I got at the Gap 35 years ago, do you remember?” she asked husband and cohostMark Consueloson the April 3 episode ofLive with Kelly and Markwhile discussing the trend of wearing dresses over jeans. “And I got it at the 80% off sale, you know the clearance sale? And it has cost me more to fix it, because it keeps falling apart.“Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos in October 2023.Roy Rochlin/GettyRipa, 53, joked with the audience that she paid practically “nothing” for the garment, adding that “price per wear” is almost to the point that Gap is paying her.She brought up her decades-old nightgown, though, because she does, in fact, wear it with jeans.“I will wear that over jeans and people will think, ‘Oh what a cute dress over jeans,’ and I go, ‘It’s a nightgown,'” she said. “But there’s something about it that looks cute with jeans, and so I always wear it. But I don’t wear it over the jeans, I wear it tucked in to the jeans.“Consuelos, 53, complimented the look, telling her it “looks nice” when she rocks the nightgown-dress-jeans ‘fit, and Ripa chided him, telling the audience that he always thinks it’s a top and not a nightgown.Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos on ‘Live with Kelly and Mark’ on April 17, 2023.Lorenzo Bevilaqua/Disney General EntertainmentNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.She also noted that she likes to hold onto things so she can really get her money’s worth — no matter the cost, but especially if it was expensive. Something her husband is not very good at.“I’m not going to spend that money willy-nilly,” she said, before jokingly telling her husband he’s wasteful.“I’m not wasteful. If I haven’t worn [an article of clothing] in years, it’s not getting worn ever again,” he clarified, adding that when he gets to that point, he often hands his clothes down totheir sons, Michael, 26, and Joaquin, 21.
There are some things in our closet you just can’t let go of. Just askKelly Ripa.
“I have that little nightgown that I got at the Gap 35 years ago, do you remember?” she asked husband and cohostMark Consueloson the April 3 episode ofLive with Kelly and Markwhile discussing the trend of wearing dresses over jeans. “And I got it at the 80% off sale, you know the clearance sale? And it has cost me more to fix it, because it keeps falling apart.”
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos in October 2023.Roy Rochlin/Getty
Roy Rochlin/Getty
Ripa, 53, joked with the audience that she paid practically “nothing” for the garment, adding that “price per wear” is almost to the point that Gap is paying her.
She brought up her decades-old nightgown, though, because she does, in fact, wear it with jeans.
“I will wear that over jeans and people will think, ‘Oh what a cute dress over jeans,’ and I go, ‘It’s a nightgown,'” she said. “But there’s something about it that looks cute with jeans, and so I always wear it. But I don’t wear it over the jeans, I wear it tucked in to the jeans.”
Consuelos, 53, complimented the look, telling her it “looks nice” when she rocks the nightgown-dress-jeans ‘fit, and Ripa chided him, telling the audience that he always thinks it’s a top and not a nightgown.
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos on ‘Live with Kelly and Mark’ on April 17, 2023.Lorenzo Bevilaqua/Disney General Entertainment
Lorenzo Bevilaqua/Disney General Entertainment
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
She also noted that she likes to hold onto things so she can really get her money’s worth — no matter the cost, but especially if it was expensive. Something her husband is not very good at.
“I’m not going to spend that money willy-nilly,” she said, before jokingly telling her husband he’s wasteful.
“I’m not wasteful. If I haven’t worn [an article of clothing] in years, it’s not getting worn ever again,” he clarified, adding that when he gets to that point, he often hands his clothes down totheir sons, Michael, 26, and Joaquin, 21.
source: people.com
