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Kelly Ripa Says She Gained 12 Pounds After Quitting Drinking Alcohol: ‘I Don’t Understand’


Kelly Ripa revealed that she was shocked when she gained 12 pounds after quitting drinking alcohol. The TV star made the confession during an episode of Live.

Kelly’s husband, Mark Consuelos, was out shooting a movie, so Andy, 56, stepped in to cohost the show on Wednesday, January 22. Not that I was a heavy drinker — I wasn’t someone who got drunk — but even like two glasses of wine at a girl’s night out dinner; I would feel it the next morning.” DISNEY/John Argueta“I just didn’t really feel the need or desire to go back to it,” Kelly, who shares kids Michael, Lola and Joaquin with Mark, told the outlet about why she continued sobriety.

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