Kelly Ripa reveals concern over son Joaquin after weekend reuniting with her three kids

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The LIVE with Kelly and Mark co-anchor shares Joaquin, Michael and Lola with husband Mark Consuelos

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos jetted back to New York City for a new edition of LIVE with Kelly and Mark just in time to kick off a week of shows leading up to their annual Oscars special.

For Kelly, 54, and Mark, 53, it’s a bittersweet return, as they were forced to fly back just before their youngest son Joaquin celebrated his 22nd birthday, on Monday, February 24.

On Monday, Kelly started off LIVE with: “Hey wait a minute, before we start the show, we wanna say a very happy 22nd birthday to our newborn baby Joaquin Consuelos.”

The couple recalled their visit to Ann Arbor, Michigan over the weekend, where Joaquin is a senior at the University of Michigan, in time to watch him take the stage twice.

The 22-year-old performed in a university production of A Few Good Men in Ann Arbor, and immediately after, attended his varsity wrestling team’s senior night, where all the graduating students were presented with their singlets in frames as they posed for photos on the mat.

“I am in denial,” the mom-of-three admitted, with Mark noting he’s “all grown up” as the two spoke about their weekend with him and their two older kids, 27-year-old Michael and 23-year-old Lola, who flew down to Michigan to be with him as well.

Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos and Joaquin Consuelos pose for a photo at a University of Michigan football game, shared on Instagram — Kelly and Mark spent the weekend celebrating their son Joaquin ahead of his 22nd birthday

Michael currently lives in Brooklyn, working as a writer, actor and producer, while Lola divides her time between New York and London, working as a singer-songwriter and music producer.

The actors deemed the production of A Few Good Men “extraordinary,” with Mark adding: “They did such a good job,” although they noted that it felt like two very separate nights as they switched from the theater to the arena.

“I did a quick change in my car, from my theater clothes to my wrestling mom clothes,” Kelly hilariously relayed, detailing their time spent backstage in the locker room with their son and calling the switches from drama to wrestling “surreal” over the course of that single evening. “I just made sure he took his make-up off before he went over,” Kelly joked.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos joined by their kids Michael and Lola and friend Albert Bianchini after Joaquin Consuelos' show, shared on "LIVE with Kelly and Mark" — They were joined by their two kids Michael and Lola, plus family friend and Joaquin’s godfather Albert Bianchini

She then shared some photos from the night of the family-of-five celebrating Joaquin, including one post-performance at the theater with his godfather and former LIVE producer Albert Bianchini, then another on the wrestling mat with his framed singlet and coaches.

While praising Joaquin for successfully juggling his schoolwork with the university’s “intense” theater program and wrestling, the All My Children alums couldn’t help but call out their youngest over his messy car.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos joined by their kids Michael and Lola for Joaquin Consuelos' senior night with his wrestling coaches, shared on "LIVE with Kelly and Mark" — Joaquin was presented with his wrestling singlet framed for senior night

“And then, Joaquin drove us in his car, and I was like, ‘Oh, this is where the dysfunction happens.’ Because I got in the car, and I was like, ‘Would you like us to clean out your car?’ I was concerned for my own personal health and hygiene,” she quipped.

The Riverdale star brought up his son’s car full of “sharp objects, pizza boxes, fast food, garbage bags, a pillowcase,” with Kelly calling it reflective of “the mind of a person carrying a heavy load.”