Mark Consuelos Just Shared Sweet Instagram Tribute for Kelly Ripa’s 50th Birthday

From Prevention

• Mark Consuelos just shared the sweetest Instagram tribute to wife Kelly Ripa for her birthday.

• The Live with Kelly and Ryan host turns 50 today, Friday, October 2.

• Although Mark and Kelly will not be together on her milestone birthday, she says the kids have something planned and they'll FaceTime Mark "when the cake appears."

Kelly Ripa is 50! The beloved Live with Kelly and Ryan host celebrates a milestone birthday today, Friday, October 2, and she is definitely feeling the love from both her fans and her family.

In particular, Kelly's husband Mark Consuelos posted the sweetest—and we mean sweetest—tribute to his wife to Instagram in honor of her birthday. In the post, Mark shared some stunning photos of the award-winning host alongside a thoughtful caption.

"Happy birthday to my little ray of sunshine ☀️ I love you, sexy.. ♥️♥️♥️," he wrote. (If you didn't know, these two lovebirds are not shy about how they feel about each other after two decades together. Kelly's nickname for Mark is, understandably, "Daddy.")

Kelly replied to the post, "Thank you baby wish we were together💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋."

Of course, fans went wild in the comments section, wishing Kelly a very happy birthday. "Happy Birthday Kelly! These are beautiful, angelic photos of you 😇 🎂🥂," one fan wrote. Another person said, "Happy Birthday Kelly! Wishing you a fantastic 50! Thanks for making us laugh everyday!❤️🎉🎁🎂."

Now, you may be wondering why Kelly and Mark aren't together on this very important day. Kelly, in partnership with Persona Nutrition, tells Prevention.com that Mark is away in Vancouver, shooting Netflix's Riverdale.

"They have very strict quarantine guidelines, so he can't come home and I can't go there, so I guess we'll probably be face-to-face over FaceTime, and you know I'm sure the kids have something planned," Kelly says. "I have no idea what, but I'm sure we'll FaceTime him in whenever a cake appears."

It's definitely clear that Mark is missing his wife. Earlier this week, he shared some adorable selfies of the two, opening up about being apart from Kelly in the caption. "1 month down...3 to go....missing my home team♥️♥️♥️," he wrote.

Thank goodness for FaceTime! We're wishing Kelly an amazing 50th birthday.

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