Kelly Ripa Speaks Out After Freak Toilet Mishap Led to Back Injury

Live With Kelly and Mark cohost Kelly Ripa is currently dealing with a back injury that was caused by a “really embarrassing” mishap in a hotel bathroom.

The 55-year-old talk show host opened up to the studio audience about the freak incident, which happened during a recent stay at a hotel with her husband and cohost, Mark Consuelos. In a clip shared on the official Live With Kelly and Mark Instagram page, Ripa approached the audience during a break and explained that she’s dealing with back pain.

“You wanna hear what I did? It’s really embarrassing. Guess how I hurt my back?” she said. “Sitting on a toilet!”

As the audience members laughed, Ripa took a seat and demonstrated exactly how she hurt her back. “Typically, the toilet tissue is on this side, like a normal person,” she explained. “But we were staying at a hotel. It was over here, so I went like that [stretches her right arm across her body] and hurt my back.”

 

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Ripa then turned to face the camera, saying, “Yeah, I said it. I hurt my back sitting on a toilet.”

Fans jumped into the comments to share their reactions, with many sympathizing with the veteran talk show host. “I did the same but I was just simply getting out of bed,” wrote one commenter.

“Welcome to the how in the heck did that happen club!” said another.

“That’s what I love about you and mark so normal and down to earth with us. Don’t know what is next coming out of your mouths,” another added.

Another wrote, “Welcome to getting older!! It sucks.. LOL”

“You get to a certain age and you can hurt something sneezing,” one fan added.

“Well, this makes me feel mildly better as I know how physically fit she is,” another wrote.

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“Omg, even someone as fit as she is can injure themselves doing something so simple,” another said.

It’s not just back pain Ripa has been dealing with in recent months. In July, she underwent gum graft surgery after putting it off for five years. She revealed on her Let’s Talk Off Camera podcast that she needed the surgery because of gum recession.

“It was fine. It was definitely necessary. I delayed it for five years. I really did because I was like, ‘I’ll wait until I retire.’ And then, eventually, my dentist was like, ‘Okay, now we have to finish it,'” she told People.

Even though she took time off work to recover, Ripa admitted that she had trouble following the dentist’s instructions. ‘”I was talking the whole time. I was talking like crazy. [Mark] was like, ‘You’re not supposed to be talking.’ I’m like, ‘I’m fine!'” she admitted. “It did look weird, though, when I talked.”