Kelly Ripa’s Most Savage Social Media Clap Backs

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Kelly Ripa’s Most Savage Social Media Clap Backs

Take that, trolls! Kelly Ripa is no stranger to clapping back at haters on social media.

Whether it’s in defense of her body, her husband, Mark Consuelos, or her Live With Kelly and Ryan cohost, Ryan Seacrest, the All My Children alum is always ready to shut down her critics with a savage jest.

During a November 2018 interview with InStyle, the Emmy winner explained her outlook on social media and why she isn’t afraid to respond to trolls on her Instagram. 

"For me, I look at social media like I look at most parts of my life — it's incredibly silly," she said at the time. “It's an indulgence that I tend to have when I'm really either sitting in traffic, going to an airport, at the dentist, or when I have down time. When I clap back, I am very bored and I have time on my hands."

Though the negativity doesn't bother her, the Hope & Faith alum admitted that what does grind her gears is when insults meant for her are misspelled.

"I mean, people insult me all the time. I actually don't take it personally," she said. "My whole thing, I think it's funny when people insult me and they can't spell. So that's the only time you'll see me weighing in. That's the only time because I'm like, if you're going to insult somebody, have a basic basic basic handle on punctuation or spelling the word 'too.'"

She added, “While insulting, try not to look like a stooge.”

Another thing that causes confusion is when she notices that her critics block her before she's even had a chance to respond. 

"I have been blocked by trolls who insult me and preemptively block me, which I find really funny," she told InStyle. "I'm like, 'Did I get blocked by a troll?' They want to say it and then they want to prevent me from responding."

Though she’s known by some as the “Clapback Queen,” Ripa confessed that she didn’t know much about Instagram when she first made her account and had to ask her daughter, Lola, for advice on how to use the platform.

"I was never very good at it to begin with," she explained. "Everybody I follow, I follow because my daughter showed me how to follow. You know initially, I really just started social media accounts to shut down fake accounts of me, because there were a lot. I had tons and tons, and when you don't have your own account, then all of the fake accounts pop up. So I just started an account to shut down fake accounts."

Ripa and Consuelos married in May 1996. Along with Lola, the couple share two sons: Michael and Joaquin. 

Scroll through the gallery to see Ripa's most savage social media clap backs.

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Kelly Ripa’s Most Savage Social Media Clap Backs

Take that, trolls! Kelly Ripa is no stranger to clapping back at haters on social media.

Whether it’s in defense of her body, her husband, Mark Consuelos, or her Live With Kelly and Ryan cohost, Ryan Seacrest, the All My Children alum is always ready to shut down her critics with a savage jest.

During a November 2018 interview with InStyle, the Emmy winner explained her outlook on social media and why she isn’t afraid to respond to trolls on her Instagram. 

"For me, I look at social media like I look at most parts of my life — it's incredibly silly," she said at the time. “It's an indulgence that I tend to have when I'm really either sitting in traffic, going to an airport, at the dentist, or when I have down time. When I clap back, I am very bored and I have time on my hands."

Though the negativity doesn't bother her, the Hope & Faith alum admitted that what does grind her gears is when insults meant for her are misspelled.

"I mean, people insult me all the time. I actually don't take it personally," she said. "My whole thing, I think it's funny when people insult me and they can't spell. So that's the only time you'll see me weighing in. That's the only time because I'm like, if you're going to insult somebody, have a basic basic basic handle on punctuation or spelling the word 'too.'"

She added, “While insulting, try not to look like a stooge.”

Another thing that causes confusion is when she notices that her critics block her before she's even had a chance to respond. 

"I have been blocked by trolls who insult me and preemptively block me, which I find really funny," she told InStyle. "I'm like, 'Did I get blocked by a troll?' They want to say it and then they want to prevent me from responding."

Though she’s known by some as the “Clapback Queen,” Ripa confessed that she didn’t know much about Instagram when she first made her account and had to ask her daughter, Lola, for advice on how to use the platform.

"I was never very good at it to begin with," she explained. "Everybody I follow, I follow because my daughter showed me how to follow. You know initially, I really just started social media accounts to shut down fake accounts of me, because there were a lot. I had tons and tons, and when you don't have your own account, then all of the fake accounts pop up. So I just started an account to shut down fake accounts."

Ripa and Consuelos married in May 1996. Along with Lola, the couple share two sons: Michael and Joaquin. 

Scroll through the gallery to see Ripa's most savage social media clap backs.

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Family Fun 

Even Ripa’s daughter isn’t immune to her social media shutdowns. In January 2018, Lola commented on an Instagram photo that her mom posted of Consuelos on Riverdale. “Stop posting Riverdale photos, we get it,” the teen wrote.

Not amused by her daughter’s attitude, Ripa responded, “Imma block you in a minute.”

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Not Impressed

The daytime host had no time for a body-shamer in February 2018 who commented about her appearance on an Instagram photo of her and Consuelos on a FaceTime call. “Kelly needs to start eating something,” the user wrote.

Ripa simply clapped back, “Oh Lord an unoriginal troll. Bye.”

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Spelling Lesson

The former soap opera star corrected a troll’s spelling in March 2018 when a user made fun of the size of her head. “Her head looks to big for her tiny body,” the hater commented on an Instagram selfie of Ripa.

The talk show host responded, “To is spelled too FYI.” 

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Sticking Together

In March 2018, Ripa clapped back at an Instagram troll who made fun of her husband’s height. “Too bad he’s short when he tries to look taller. It looks funny. Just be who you are,” the user commented on a throwback of the couple from 2008. 

Not having it, she responded, “He’s tall where it counts, babe.”

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False Information

Ripa defended her husband again in March 2018 when a troll called Consuelos and his family of “illegals” because his parents are immigrants. “YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED! YOU MARRIED A STRAIGHT UP MEXICAN FROM MEXICO AND THERE IS PLENTY OF FOOTAGE TO PROVE IT,” the troll wrote.

In her comment, Ripa explained that Consuelos’ father is from Mexico while his mother is from Italy. She said that her husband was born in Spain and raised in Italy before his family immigrated to Illinois.  

“Not that I feel the need to justify this to you, but since you called me a liar and I’m bored i felt the need to straighten you out so you don’t make a complete FOOL out of yourself in the future,” she responded.

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Play Hard

Like anyone, Ripa deserves her time off, but some fans thought she took too much time off from Live With Kelly and Ryan in June 2018 when she posted an Instagram photo of her and her husband on vacation in Greece. “She’s the only anchor with the whole summer off,” one user wrote. Another commented, “She doesn’t work that hard to begin with.” 

Ripa clapped back, “I’m not an anchor, I don’t have the whole summer off, and I work extremely hard. Anything else?”

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Natural Beauty

Ripa responded to plastic surgery accusations in August 2018 after she posted a side-by-side photo on Instagram of her and Consuelos in 1995 and 2009, which led some fans to claim that she got a nose job and veneers. 

The mother of three took to the comments section to put the haters in their place. She wrote, "I'm gonna tell you right now. No nose job, and no veneers. I wouldn't be sleeping in a retainer every night if I had. You guys do know how to make a girl feel special."

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He’s Mine 

Ripa shut down another critic of her husband’s in February 2019 when she clapped back at a troll who thought it was weird that the former soap actress called her beau “daddy.”  

“Calling him daddy is creepy,” the user wrote on Ripa’s Instagram post, where she referred to her husband as “#daddy.”  

As usual, Ripa had the perfect response. “Then don’t call him daddy,” she wrote back.  

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Family Man

One critic wasn’t happy with Consuelos’ buff bod after Ripa posted a shirtless photo of her husband on vacation in July 2019. “He spends a hell of a lot of his time working out should spend it with his wife and kids,” the user commented. 

Ripa defended her husband with some simple advice to be kind. She wrote back, "Wow if u don't have something nice to say keep it to yourself.”

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In Defense

Ripa defended herself and Seacrest in August 2019 after a troll called the Live With Kelly and Ryan cohosts “cardboard cutouts.” The comment came on an Instagram posted by Jerry O’Connell, who asked his followers for questions about the Hope & Faith alum for his talk show Jerry O.

One user wrote, "Why? There are so many interesting people out there who don't already have way too much time on tv, why her (or any other cardboard cutout tv like seacrest etc.) Even you can't transcend the boringness of that kind of guest.”

Ripa responded, "It's August, so non cardboard cutout tv people are in Italy, and truth be told, I'm pretty exciting."

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On-Air Grooming

While shooting episodes of Live With Kelly and Ryan at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the has host endured a lot of criticism about her on-air appearance. In August 2020, one fan reiterated this sentiment when commenting on a promo video. "The only issue I have with this show (and I watch daily since I am at home nowadays) is the lack of personal grooming," the user wrote. "I mean it's a nationally televised show. And I have to get dressed for every Zoom work call so why can't you guys." 

Ripa quickly quipped back, "I'll bring it up at the next meeting."

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July 2021

After sharing a series of snaps from a family vacation, Ripa called out some social media users for fixating on an optical illusion that made it seem like she only had one foot. "Well, obviously, I'm not because there it is in the other photos. ... You guys are weirdos. There, I said it," she joked in an Instagram Story video at the time.