Kelly Ripa Reminds Mark Consuelos That They Are Gen X After He Calls Them Gen Z: “No, Honey. We’ve Given Birth To Gen Z”
It may seem like Mark Consuelos never ages, but he’s no Gen Zer.
After reading a statistic about how many Americans are dishonest with their dentist on Tuesday’s Live with Kelly and Mark, Consuelos mistakenly identified “Gen Zers” as the biggest liars in the study.
“That’s us,” he told Kelly Ripa, who replied with a confused, “What?”
As laughter emerged from the audience, Consuelos asked, “Are we Gen Zers?”
Ripa explained, “No, honey. We’ve given birth to Gen Zers.”
A chart outlining the distinctions in generations appeared onscreen, revealing both Consuelos and Ripa to be part of Gen X.
“You got your letters confused,” Ripa teased.
Consuelos proceeded with sharing the study, reading that “these dental deceptions don’t come without emotional consequences.”
“Nearly 2/3 — 64% — reported feeling guilty about lying to their dentist,” he said.
He pointed out how the survey discovered “generational differences” in this guilt, highlighting that members of Gen X “feel less guilty about lying to their doctors.”
“I love it in the doctors offices when they ask you how many drinks you have a week,” he quipped. “Is it a week? Daily?”
Ripa joked, “I remember handicapping that score. I used to sit there and I’d be like, ‘I’m gonna say… I’m gonna say…’ — and I would literally do this out loud — ‘I’m gonna say three,’ because that sounds reasonable like I’m not a liar and also not an alcoholic. And I’m going to have the institutional knowledge that my doctor’s going to multiply that score by three, and then carry the two. And that’s my average.”
Consuelos likened her philosophy to asking your partner in a new relationship how many boyfriends they’ve had.
“And they say, ‘Three,’ and you’re like, ‘Ok.’ Which for guys, as guys, we know that means 12, if you know what I’m saying,” he elaborated.
Ripa fired back, “Do you want to know what I’m saying?”
Consuelos urged Ripa to tell him, which may have been a mistake.
“When you roll up to the drive-thru in Florida and the woman handing you your lunch says, ‘I used to date your husband,’ you don’t need to know anything else,” Ripa concluded.
Consuelos teased, “Tampa’s a very loving city!”
