‘Live’: How Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos Surprised Daughter Lola at EP Release Party

UPDATE (12/15/25 4:27 p.m. ET): Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos gave Live With Kelly and Mark fans a breakdown of their trip across the pond for Lola Consuelos’ EP release party.

“She was so nervous leading up to this thing. And we wanted to go, but we didn’t want to add any more pressure for us to be there. [We were] told not to go, and we said, ‘No problem,’” Mark shared on the ABC talk show’s Monday, December 15, episode. “So, we thought we would sneak into London, sneak into London and just kind of be somewhere in the crowd.”

Phase one of the couple’s plan was disguising themselves with hats. “We looked like two dudes,” Ripa quipped. “They were like, ‘Ma’am, there are ladies’ hats.’ I was like, ‘I need a dude hat.’”

According to Mark, the venue for the event — which took place on Friday, December 12 — held around 150 people, and the entrance was near the stage. To keep themselves hidden, Ripa stood by a wall and recorded the performance on her phone, while Mark crouched down beside her to watch Lola.

“She was wonderful. Really, really proud of her,” Mark gushed. Ripa added, “She was so funny. She’s really funny. She had a great sense of humor.”

Ripa went on to show Live viewers some photos from the event, including a shot of Lola singing on stage and another of herself and Mark hugging their daughter after the performance. “She said we look like forgotten cast members of the Peaky Blinders [cast],” Ripa joked of the heartfelt moment.

ABC

ORIGINAL STORY (12/13/25 1:35 p.m. ET):

On Friday, December 12, a group of Londoners watched Lola Consuelos give her debut performance… live with Kelly and Mark!

Yes, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos were two of the audience members at Lola’s set at The Lower Third, a venue in London’s Soho neighborhood.

And as video footage posted to Instagram by Hello! shows, Lola was gobsmacked to see her parents, who wore newsboy caps to stay incognito.

“Shut. Up,” a shocked Lola said when she spotted her parents in the crowd. “I’m gonna start crying. … My parents just flew in to surprise me. … How did you guys get here?”

“An airplane!” Ripa quipped.

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A post shared by HELLO! US (@hellomagus)

The proud mom later told Hello! that she and Mark were beside themselves. “She’s been working so hard, and her hard work paid off, and guess what? We pulled off the ultimate surprise,” the TV host said. “She didn’t know we were here, and we wanted to wait until it was all over to surprise her. We didn’t want to make her nervous.”

Lola added, “I cried because I didn’t know they were coming! You saw my reaction! I want to have a glass of wine soon because I have all this adrenaline rushing out, but I am really happy. I’m so blessed that everyone came and supported me. It means a lot.”

Lola released her debut EP, Sorry, it’s all about me, earlier this month. “Writing is one of the most beautiful forms of therapy, and being able to put those thoughts into a song is even better,” she wrote on Instagram at the time. “Everyone I’ve collaborated with has unlocked something within me. This process has helped me let go of old grudges and unsaid feelings, and has helped me stay present and appreciative for everything that comes my way.”

Related

Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos Dish on Their Family’s 2025 Christmas Plans

At the concert on Friday, Lola performed songs from the EP — which Hello! described as “a soulful bluesy record that recalls Amy Winehouse and Olivia Dean” — and a cover of Joni Mitchell’s “River.”

The 24-year-old is the middle child of Ripa and Mark, who married in 1996 after meeting on the set of All My Children. The couple, who now host the daytime talk show Live with Kelly and Mark, are also the parents of Michael, 28, and Joaquin, 22.