"I had tanorexia," Ripa has said of her days as a Voorhees, N.J. cheerleader, along with "hair as big as it could possibly get."
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Ripa joined the cast of All My Children as troubled teen Hayley Vaughan. Although she wore a ratted black wig for her role, offscreen she was a wholesome blonde.
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Retro curls and a new love: life imitating art, the daytime actress eloped with her onscreen boyfriend Mark Consuelos.
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Ripa, now mother to one-year-old Michael, tried out a slicked-back bob and shimmery makeup.
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Pregnant with second child, Lola Grace, Ripa went dark for her new co-hosting gig on Live! with Regis and Kelly.
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The mother of three joined the cast of sitcom Hope & Faith, picked up a Daytime Emmy for Live! and celebrated her 10-year wedding anniversary. Said her proud husband, "I think motherhood has made her more beautiful."
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The ever-popular co-host tried out a side bun for a talk show appearance.
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In addition her still-flourishing hosting career, the bronzed beauty became the face of Electrolux appliances.
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Ripa attended an N.Y.C. benefit wearing a sophisticated half-updo and out-to-there lashes.
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For the Academy Awards, Ripa played up her features with smoky shadow, rose blush and contoured lips.
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Kelly Ripa rocks a bob and blush pink lips at Bravo's Watch What Happens Live.
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Ripa steps out with her signature bob.
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Kelly Ripa proved, once again, that she does blonde best when stepping out at the the Broadway Opening Night Performance of It Shoulda Been You in New York City.
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1989
"I had tanorexia," Ripa has said of her days as a Voorhees, N.J. cheerleader, along with "hair as big as it could possibly get."
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1991
Ripa joined the cast of All My Children as troubled teen Hayley Vaughan. Although she wore a ratted black wig for her role, offscreen she was a wholesome blonde.
1995
Retro curls and a new love: life imitating art, the daytime actress eloped with her onscreen boyfriend Mark Consuelos.
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2001
Pregnant with second child, Lola Grace, Ripa went dark for her new co-hosting gig on Live! with Regis and Kelly.
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2006
The mother of three joined the cast of sitcom Hope & Faith, picked up a Daytime Emmy for Live! and celebrated her 10-year wedding anniversary. Said her proud husband, "I think motherhood has made her more beautiful."
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2009
In addition her still-flourishing hosting career, the bronzed beauty became the face of Electrolux appliances.
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2012
For the Academy Awards, Ripa played up her features with smoky shadow, rose blush and contoured lips.
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