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"I figured I might, just to play it safe," the Riverdale actor explains
Kelly Ripa teared up laughing at her husband and co-host Mark Consuelos' blurred out crotch.
On Tuesday's episode of "Live with Kelly and Mark," the 52-year-old couldn’t contain herself after watching a segment of Consuelos playing soccer.
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"Are you crying?" Consuelos asked his wife when the show cut back to the two at the desk.
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View StoryRipa laughed while wiping her tears away with a tissue, "No, I'm laughing because [of] the pixelation of your crotch."
"They didn't need to pixelate it but I see how everybody gets a little uproar if it's tight shirts, so I figured I might, just to play it safe," he giggled.
Back in February, Ryan Seacrest announced he would be leaving "Live with Kelly and Ryan" after serving as co-host for six years.
Following his exit, the show was rebranded as "Live with Kelly and Mark," and Consuelos took over as Seacrest's full-time, permanent replacement. The “All My Children” star began on April 17.