It was an All My Children reunion. Jill Larson surprised Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos in the best way. She was a surprise guest on their daytime talk show.
AMC Royalty
Ripa and Consuelos had no idea what was coming. They hosted LIVE! as usual on the Thursday, March 6 episode. But then they were informed that someone special was in the audience. The duo revealed they were “starstruck” by their former AMC co-star Larson, who sat in the live studio audience. Both Ripa and Consuelos couldn’t contain their excitement. “We’re just so excited because Jill Larson is here in our audience,” Ripa revealed, as reported by PEOPLE. “All My Children royalty, Jill Larson. [She] played Opal. Very excited. …. We’re starstruck!”
Consuelos asked Larson if she appeared on the daytime soap before Ripa joined. She admitted, “Not way before, we overlapped.” Larson gushed over Consuelos. She shared that he’s just as “dazzling” as he was when he was younger. Ripa told the audience Larson was one of her favorite co-stars because of her intriguing hobbies. Larson always kept the cast on their toes.
“Jill Larson was the person I loved to be in a long wedding scene, or funeral scene with the most,” Ripa said. “Because you always were doing something interesting. You were either reading a fabulous book, or you were knitting or needlepointing. You were doing amazing things.”
Longtime Friends
AMC may have ended in 2011, but it was clear this cast still loves one another. It was as if time hadn’t passed. Ripa shared that they needed to meet up more often. “Jill, we’re so happy to see you. We’re just together, not too long ago, we were together at the 92NY for that All My Children anniversary discussion,” she noted.
Then, Ripa extended the offer. “So, let’s try to spend more time together,” she added. “Likewise!” Larson responded. This isn’t the only mini AMC reunion that happened in recent months. Sarah Michelle Gellar visited the LIVE! studios. She recalled the time when Ripa fell in love with Consuelos.
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