FANS have blasted Live hosts Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos for not living up to the name of their talk show.
Viewers ripped the TV personalities after noticing Tuesday’s show was pre-taped, despite the holidays having come to an end.
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Kelly and Mark began their break shortly before Christmas but taped new episodes, or portions of episodes, to air over the last week.
Except for Monday, which was a repeat episode from October.
On Tuesday, fans expected the Live hosts to be back with new, live broadcasts since both Christmas and New Year’s had passed.
Unfortunately for viewers, only part of that ended up happening.
A fresh episode, featuring guests Tamron Hall and Wendy Bazilian, was still shown, but it had been pre-taped.
As the hosts walked out onto the set, the show noted at the bottom of the screen that it was “previously recorded.”
Fans shared their anger about this on social media, with one insisting they “change channel” when they see it’s not live.
The online user then blasted the hosts as the “laziest multi-millionaires in daytime TV.”
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Another upset fan begged: “Please bring back live shows”
A third teased the hosts for sending viewers Happy New Year wishes on the show even though they’re not truly there.
A fourth fan tweeted: “You are not live yet. It’s after New Years. Please get back to work we miss the live.”
During their time off from the morning show, the duo shared a couple of sultry snaps on social media.
In one shot, Kelly risked a wardrobe malfunction in a dangerously low-cut black top as she posed in front of a Christmas tree with Mark.
She paired the sparkly halter with a shiny red skirt, while her husband opted for a black button-up.
In another photo, Kelly went pantsless in a pair of green underwear and a matching-colored naughty holiday T-shirt.
The top featured an image of Santa Claus and text that read: “Big Nick Energy.”
The daytime TV host posed alongside Mark, who wore the same shirt in red.
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