Kelly Ripa Dishes About Date Nights With Mark

Kelly Ripa and her hottie husband Mark Consuelos will team up to host Live on Thursday — and they probably won’t be talking about an exciting date night during the host chat segment.

Kelly tells Redbook her date nights with Mark are pretty low-key. “A date night for us is watching Top Chef,” she said. “A date night for us is getting our kids asleep before 9:30! It’s really just about checking in, asking how the other person’s day is, and cuddling up. It doesn’t have to lead to anything, although it usually does. But it doesn’t have to.”

Kelly says her marriage wasn’t always so laid back. “”The first year of marriage is so tough, and we fought constantly, these tiny things becoming big accusations,” she said. “Then we looked at each other one day and said, ‘We’re in this for the long haul, so let’s make it fun.’ ”

Awww. Looks like these two have a great marriage.

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