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Kelly Ripa Gets Candid About Her 'Live!' Pay, Switching Co-Hosts, Husband Mark Consuelos' 'All My Children' Salary, Almost Quitting & Retirement in 'Variety' Interview

Kelly Ripa is holding nothing back.

The Live! co-host got candid in a new Variety story, out now.

During the conversation, as part of five Power of Women issues, Kelly spoke about almost quitting her show, fair pay, switching co-hosts, and fighting to be heard.

Find out what Kelly had to say…

Kelly Ripa's Reaction to Kathie Lee Gifford Saying She Won't Read Her Book Is Unexpected!

Kelly Ripa had an unexpected reaction to Kathie Lee Gifford saying she won’t be reading her book due to what was written about both of their former Live! co-host, Regis Philbin.

The book, “Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories,” is currently available to purchase.

Kelly talked about her complicated relationship with Regis in the book after working with him for a decade on Live! with Regis and Kelly.

“There were good and bad days,” Kelly said in her book about co-hosting with Regis. “I don’t want to feel like I’m slamming anyone or that I’m being disrespectful. But I also want people to know it was not a cakewalk. It took years to earn my place there and earn things that are routinely given to the men I worked with. Including an office and a place to put my computer.”

Kathie Lee talked to Good Day New York on Monday (October 10) and talked about Kelly‘s book.

“I’m not gonna read the book. I haven’t read it. I don’t even know if it’s out yet,” she said. “I just know what Regis was to me. He was, for 15 years, the best partner a person could ever, ever have professionally, but he was my friend.”

“We were dear friends and after I left the show, for the next 20 years, we became better friends, dearer friends. I saw him two weeks before he died and the minute I found out he had passed, I got in my car and drove to their house,” she added.

“I was really sorry to see the headlines,” Kathie Lee said about seeing Kelly‘s book being promoted. “I saw that and I went, ‘Oh, I hope this isn’t true.’ I just hope it isn’t, because what’s the point? I don’t get it. In all the years I knew him, I never saw him unkind to anyone. I never did. If he liked you, he teased you.”

Now, Kelly was asked about her reaction to what Kathie Lee said.

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Kathie Lee Gifford Defends Regis Philbin Amid Claims in Kelly Ripa's Memoir, Explains Why She Won't Read the Book

Kathie Lee Gifford is speaking out to defend her late friend and former colleague Regis Philbin following the release of Kelly Ripa‘s memoir.

Kelly talked about her complicated relationship with Regis in the book after working with him for a decade on Live! with Regis and Kelly.

In a new interview, Kathie Lee talked about why she won’t be reading Kelly‘s book and she also responded to some of the things she’s read in recent headlines.

Click to the next slide for Kelly Ripa’s allegations and Kathie Lee Gifford’s response…

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Kelly Ripa Recalls 'Complicated' Relationship With Late 'Live!' Co-Host Regis Philbin

Kelly Ripa is opening up about her friendship and working relationship with Regis Philbin.

If you recall, the 53-year-old Live! host and actress joined the morning talk show to co-host with Regis in 2001 following the departure of Kathie Lee Gifford.

In a new interview with People to promote her new book, Kelly looked back on the on and off friendship with Regis and admitted that even writing about the late host was “the hardest chapter to write.”

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Kathie Lee Gifford Says Regis Philbin Was Suffering From Depression Before His Death

Kathie Lee Gifford is opening up a bit more about her lifelong friendship with Regis Philbin and about his final days.

Speaking on The Talk, the 66-year-old host and actress shared that it appeared to her that Regis was suffering from a form of “depression” because of the coronavirus pandemic.

“He had been depressed in the weeks and months earlier, because of [COVID-19],” she said. “Regis couldn’t perform anywhere, nobody was out and about. He couldn’t be Regis for people, and it broke his heart.”

She added that his wife Joy had told her that “one of his dearest friends had just recently died of COVID, so he was pretty much in a depression…Regis just lived to make people happy. He certainly made me happy for the 35 years that we were great friends.”

“Later after he passed, two weeks later, Joy told me that that was the last time she heard him laugh, was when he was at my house,” Kathie said. “So, that was a sweet gift from God to me that he blessed that friendship even at the very end. There was nobody like him ever, and there will never be another like him, ever.”

Just days after his passing, Kathie opened up about one of the final times she saw Regis. Here’s what she said…

Regis Philbin Buried on Notre Dame Campus in Private Funeral

Regis Philbin was laid to rest this week in a private funeral and he was buried on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.

The legendary television icon died last Friday at the age of 88 and his cause of death was revealed the other day.

Regis was laid to rest at his beloved Notre Dame, following a private ceremony on Wednesday,” his family said in a new statement. “Again, our family would like to thank everyone for the incredible love and support you’ve given us and for the hilarious tributes and touching memories you’ve shared.”

Before kicking off his career in TV, Regis was a student at the University of Notre Dame and he graduated with the class of 1953. He remained a massive supporter of the school for the rest of his life.

See how Live! will be paying tribute to Regis.

Regis Philbin's Cause of Death Released

Regis Philbin tragically passed away at the age of 88 last week and his cause of death has been revealed.

The television legend suffered from myocardial infarction due to coronary artery disease, E! News has said.

“We are deeply saddened to share that our beloved Regis Philbin passed away last night of natural causes, one month shy of his 89th birthday,” his family said about his death. “His family and friends are forever grateful for the time we got to spend with him–for his warmth, his legendary sense of humor, and his singular ability to make every day into something worth talking about. We thank his fans and admirers for their incredible support over his 60-year career and ask for privacy as we mourn his loss.”

Kathie Lee Gifford remembered her former co-star with a statement on his death.

Our continued thoughts are with Regis‘ family.