The entire Consuelos family is heading toRiverdale.
AfterMark ConsuelosandKelly Ripa‘s son Michaelplayed a younger version of his father’s characterin a special throwback episode, it was announced that Ripa also has anupcoming role on the hit CW show— playing her husband’s mistress!
Consuelos, who is partnering withMcCafé at Hometo encourage people to stick with their New Years resolutions as part of the company’s Brew Happier campaign, tells PEOPLE that he’s “excited” about his wife appearing on the show, adding that they havealready filmedthe episode in which Ripa appears.
Ripa, 48, announced the news in November on Instagram post. “It’s a family affair…Hiram’s mistress. 23 years of auditioning for a role I was born to play,” she captioned a photo of her on set.
“It was so much fun,” Consuelos says of filming with Ripa. “We got to spend the weekend up in Vancouver [whereRiverdaleis filmed] and we had a nice little weekend there.”
Ripa and Consuelos have beenmarried for 22 yearsand share three children:Michael, 21,Lola, 17, and Joaquin, 15.
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The couplejoked aroundon their Instagram Stories while filming together in November.
“Bring side piece to work day,” Consuelos quipped, before Ripa retaliated with, “I’m usually against mistresses but this time I’ll make an exception.”
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Consuelos also teased what’s coming next on the hit show, which premiered the second half of its third season this week.
“It’s going to get super, super crazy in the best possible way,” Consuelos tells PEOPLE. “Buckle up!”
“I love the stuff that’s coming with my character,” he adds. “I feel like it’s going to be a great second half of the season.”
Riverdaleairs Wednesdays (8 p.m. ET) on The CW.
source: people.com
