When it comes to Ryan Seacrest's romance with Aubrey Paige, it appears his "Live with Kelly and Ryan" copilot, Kelly Ripa, very much approves of his girlfriend. On an April 2022 episode of their show, Ripa gushed about meeting Paige when Seacrest brought her to Ripa's husband, Mark Consuelos' birthday dinner. The two must have really hit it off too, since Ripa told Seacrest, "If you two break up, I will go into seclusion. ... I am so fond of her."

Suffice to say, Ripa was excited that Seacrest found Paige. Seacrest said he even heard Ripa tell his girlfriend, "We're all happy you're here and that you exist because we weren't sure there was somebody." Ripa corroborated this account, adding, "We were starting to be like ... 'Maybe we should check on him more often.'" Ripa's approval certainly meant a lot to Seacrest because of their close bond. He once told People, "Kelly and I have been friends for two decades. ...There's obviously a tremendous amount of trust and respect."

It sounds like Ripa's son was apparently nervous to meet her, too. Seacrest recalled, "Michael was so excited he dropped his plate and it broke and fell on Aubrey." And finally, Ripa's husband, Mark Consuelos, was also interested in Seacrest's relationship, particularly their height difference. Seacrest dished, "He said, 'Can I ask you a question? ... She's taller than you ... How does that work?'" The Ripa-Consuelos family is all in. 

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