Mark Consuelos shares the ‘painful’ reason Kelly Ripa is absent from ‘Live’

Kelly Ripa is absent from “Live pinch Kelly and Mark” owed to a “painful” oral surgery, Mark Consuelous revealed connected Monday.

“Kelly sends her love,” nan character told viewers while welcoming impermanent co-host Kevin Jonas.

“Kelly had a small spot — well, it’s not a little — she had a gum graft surgery,” Consuelos explained to viewers of nan dental procedure, which, per Cleveland Clinic, treats thinning gums aliases gum recession.

Consuelos, 55, noted, “Her dentist said 5 years ago, ‘You tin do it successful astir 5 years.’ And she joked, ‘I didn’t deliberation I’d still beryllium connected nan aerial successful 5 years!'”

He added that Ripa, besides 55, is “doing well” and “doing great,” but has to travel a lengthy database of betterment instructions — including not talking.

“Wow,” Jonas joked. “That’s sewage to beryllium nan hardest point she’s ever done.”

The “All My Children” alum said that though his woman is “such a awesome conversationalist,” she’s diligently pursuing dentist’s orders.

“I’m trying to support her follow[ing] nan rules, follow[ing] nan directions,” Consuelos said, clarifying that she tin eat only soft foods.

“It’s painful,” he said. “But she famously doesn’t consciousness pain. When she goes into nan dentist, she doesn’t usage nan novocaine. But this 1 hurts, truthful I cognize it’s bad.”

Additionally, Ripa has been instructed to refrain from inspecting nan tract of nan surgery.

“Last nighttime she was like, ‘Can you look?’ I’m like, ‘I’m not pulling your articulator down,’” Consuelos said, explaining that she tilted her caput to nan level truthful he could see.

“So I’m down location like, ‘It looks great!’” he recalled.

Ripa is expected to beryllium retired of nan show for nan adjacent week, a spokesperson told People.

Several stars will beryllium hosting successful her place, including Mila Kunis on Wednesday, Pamela Adlon connected Thursday and Scott Foley on Friday.