Kelly Ripa opens up about working with late co-host Regis Philbin, says she became 'a real target'

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos' son Michael is determined to further follow his parents' footsteps, and he just got yet another opportunity to do so.MORE: Inside Michael Strahan’s public fall out with former co-star Kelly Ripa The 25-year-old is an aspiring actor, and previously starred alongside his father in Riverdale, playing the younger version of Mark's character, Hiram Lodge.Now he is further expanding his resumé, with more help from his parents, as he stars in a movie produced by them.WATCH: Kelly Ripa shows off incredible physique in head-turning mini dress for TV appearance MORE: Kelly Ripa looks tiny alongside her youngest son – and he is so grown up!Michael will play the character of Petey in an upcoming Lifetime movie, Let's Get Physical, which is backed by Milojo Productions, the longtime couple's production company. Speaking with People Magazine, the young star opened up about what his acting journey has been like, and how grateful he is for his parents' help."I read the script and I really, really enjoyed the character.

BFFs forever. Andy Cohen shared his thoughts about Kathie Lee Gifford refusing to read his longtime pal Kelly Ripa’s memoir — and why the book isn’t slandering the late Regis Philbin.

, and he revealed why it was a bonus to have his parents, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, produce the TV movie.«It’s not just on this, my parents are my bosses in in life,» Michael quipped. "… There’s pluses, obviously, there’s ease. Some things are easier and some things are a lot harder. You always [have to] bring your A game."«I wasn’t much of a sports guy growing up, [but] when I was at a cross country meet and my parents were around I’m like, 'I have to really bring it, because they're watching,'» he added.

Kelly Ripa says the reason she did not have a great relationship with the late Regis Philbin could have been due to their age gap. Ripa wrote about her working relationship with Philbin in her book, "Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories." The television actress wrote that she was not given the same benefits as the men she was surrounded by, and told People, "there were good days and bad days… it was not a cakewalk."  Ripa hosted the show alongside Philbin from 2001 until he retired in 2011.

Did Kelly Ripa strike gold when Ryan Seacrest signed on to co-host "Live! with Kelly and Ryan" in 2017? Ripa sparked backlash recently for bashing the late "Live!" patriarch Regis Philbin in her first memoir, claiming the legendary broadcaster made her life incredibly difficult behind scenes. She added insult to injury by admitting their communication was almost entirely nonexistent when he retired in 2011.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Conseulos did not answer questions about the morning show host's relationships with Regis Philbin or Michael Strahan when spotted out in New York Thursday morning. Ripa's new memoir, "Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories," reveals her rocky behind-the-scenes professional relationship with Philbin.  The former "All My Children" star wrote that she was not given the same benefits as the men she was surrounded by, and claimed she had to "earn" her place at the television show. Ripa hosted the show alongside Philbin from 2001 until he retired in 2011.

Kelly Ripa and Regis Philbin worked together for nearly a decade as hosts of "Live! with Regis and Kelly," and the daytime television talk show host didn't mince words while jotting down a few memories of her tumultuous relationship with the legendary broadcaster in her first memoir, "Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories." Ripa's written recollection of their time together on-and-off camera has been met with criticism from fans and foes, including former "Live!" host Kathie Lee Gifford, who admitted she won't be reading the essays, possibly as a subtle homage to her "great friend." In Ripa's new book, she wrote about having trouble working with Philbin, how she was not allowed to use her own hair and makeup team, and didn't receive a wardrobe budget.The former "All My Children" star also shared that her name "had to be smaller than Regis's name on the "Live!" title card and branding.  She noted that receiving the offer to host the popular live show came with a warning, "They want to make sure you know who your boss is." Ripa went on to explain that after Philbin retired in 2011, they never had a relationship outside the studio and only socialized on rare occasions.  Kelly Ripa and Regis Philbin may have had difficulties working together, but Ripa also seemed to find problems in the workplace with Michael Strahan and Ryan Seacrest. (Getty Images) And Ripa possibly learned a thing or two from her late protégé.  Her former co-host, Michael Strahan, was notably missing from her book despite having been by her side on "Live!" for four years beginning in 2012.

Kelly Ripa received criticism from every angle following the release of her first memoir, "Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories," including former "Live!" co-host Kathie Lee Gifford who admitted she wouldn't be reading the book after seeing Regis Philbin's name being bashed. While Gifford stood firm in support of the late broadcasting legend and called Philbin a "great friend" during an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, she also noted that Ripa can "say whatever she wants" and that she is a "big believer in freedom of expression." "I don't believe we're supposed to cancel anybody," she noted.  Dave Quast, brand expert and senior vice president of Red Banyan crisis communications, agreed that Ripa "has every right" to detail her own story on paper, despite any adversity she may or may not receive for the experiences she endured.

Kathie Lee Gifford is choosing not to read Kelly Ripa’s new autobiographical book Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories, which includes a chapter on their former mutual co-host Regis Philbin. The TV personality prefers to cherish her own positive memories of the late broadcaster, as opposed to Ripa, who claims she had difficulties with Philbin.

Kathie Lee Gifford is NOT happy with how Kelly Ripa is taking about her on-air past alongside Regis Philbin.

today off with a feud.Former “Today” show co-host Kathie Lee Gifford announced Monday that she has no plans to read Kelly Ripa’s autobiography “Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories” due to comments made by Ripa regarding her former co-host Regis Philbin.“I’m not gonna read the book. I haven’t read it. I don’t even know if it’s out yet,” Gifford said on Monday’s “Good Day New York.”“I just know what Regis was to me.

They sat side by side for more than 15 years as two of the greatest TV talk show co-hosts of all time, first in 1985 on "The Morning Show" and then together nationally in 1988 for "Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee." So it came as no surprise that Kathie Lee Gifford recalled only positive memories working with Regis Philbin amid claims Kelly Ripa, who filled in Gifford's seat in 2001 when she left the show the year before, had difficulties with the late broadcaster. "I’m not going to comment on Kelly’s story. It’s hers.

Kathie Lee Gifford is speaking out to defend her late friend and former colleague Regis Philbin following the release of Kelly Ripa‘s memoir.

Kathie Lee Gifford would rather not hear Kelly Ripa’s thoughts on their late co-host, Regis Philbin. On Monday, the former host shared that she doesn’t have any plans to read Ripa’s book,.  “I was very sorry to see the headlines,” Gifford said during an interview with  on Monday.

Kelly Ripa’s new memoir has been making headlines for its buzzy content — but one person who will not be reading the book is her Live! predecessor, Kathie Lee Gifford.

“Watch What Happens Live” on Thursday night, Ripa alleged that she has been “targeted” and unfairly maligned due to her silence on the issue. “I wish I had set the record straight in real time,” she proclaimed.

Kelly Ripa has worked with several co-hosts in her reign on daytime TV, most recently Ryan Seacrest, who sits alongside her for Seacrest, 47, joined the show in 2017 following Michael Strahan's feud-filled exit, and the pair seem to get along well. But on Thursday's Ripa, 51, was asked by some fans who her second picks for co-host were at the time. «It's so much a deeper discussion, and it has so little, actually, to do with me,» Ripa said of the selection process, which took a year before Seacrest was chosen. Referencing her longtime friends and fellow TV personalities, Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper, Ripa said, «I love my ACs, of course, but they have jobs.» She also mentioned her actor husband, Mark Consuelos, saying, «My MC I love, but he had a job too.