Kelly Ripa was honored as a Disney Legend at the D23 event, where she gave a funny and touching acceptance speech. Here’s what she said as she gave a shoutout to her husband.
Kelly Ripa Reacts To Disney Legends Honor With Hilarious Speech; Gives Shoutout To Husband Mark Consuelos
Ripa used her acceptance speech to poke fun at herself and her family. She began with a humorous remark, “What has she ever done? She doesn’t even go here,” quoting a famous line from the film Mean Girls and mocking any doubts about her deserving the award.
Kelly Ripa has officially cemented her legend status!
The night’s host Ryan Seacrest presented the Disney Legend award to his co-host of many years, Kelly Ripa. “There is no better storyteller than Kelly Ripa,” he said. “She is the best at what she does to make people feel comfortable”
On Sunday, Aug. 11, the talk show host was named a Disney Legend, an honor bestowed on individuals who have significantly influenced the company, at the D23 event in Anaheim, California.
Ryan Seacrest presented the award to Ripa, 53, in a sweet moment that saw her reunited with her former cohost. Seacrest, 49, departed Live with Kelly and Ryan last year, and Ripa’s husband, Mark Consuelos, replaced him as cohost.
“Thank you so much, and Ryan, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I’m just so glad that you finally found something else to host,” Ripa began her speech, poking fun at Seacrest’s many gigs.
Then congratulating all of those who were also being honored as a Disney Legend, Ripa continued, “This feels surreal for me, and I wanna thank Bob Iger for this truly magical experience.”
“I’ve known Bob for incidentally 35 years, and he has not aged a day,” she joked. “So I just want to know what ride that is.”
Ripa also gave a shoutout to all those who attended D23, before she teased her own honor. “I know what you’re thinking. Why her? What has she ever done? She doesn’t even go here,” Ripa said. “But to you, I say, you sound just like my family.”
Bassett, Cameron and Ripa were joined by fellow Disney Legend honorees Jamie Lee Curtis, James L. Brooks, Harrison Ford, Frank Oz, John Williams, Miley Cyrus, costume designer Colleen Atwood, Disney Parks cast member Martha Blanding, the late Marvel comic artist Steve Ditko, animator Mark Henn, and imagineer Joe Rohde.