Kelly Ripa is taking a temporary break from Live with Kelly and Mark after undergoing a painful gum graft surgery, according to her husband and co-host Mark Consuelos. US talk show hosts and actors Kelly Ripa and husband Mark Consuelos attend the 79th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York on June 7, 2026. (AFP) During Monday’s episode of the show, Consuelos explained to guest Kevin Jonas why Ripa was absent, revealing that she is recovering from the dental procedure and has been instructed not to speak. “Kelly sends her love,” Consuelos said. “Kelly had a little bit, well, it’s not a little, she had a gum graft surgery.” He added that Ripa’s dentist had first recommended the procedure five years ago. “Her dentist said five years ago, ‘You can do it in about five years,’” Consuelos recalled. “And she joked, ‘I didn’t think I’d still be on the air in five years!’” What Consuelos said According to Consuelos, the recovery has required Ripa to stop talking altogether, something both he …