Kelly Ripais the latest family member in the Consuelos gang to join the cast of Riverdale!
On Tuesday, theLive with Kelly and Ryanhost, 48, revealed to her followers that she would be starring alongside her husband Mark Consuelos on the CW drama, playing his character Hiram Lodge’s mistress.
“It’s a family affair,” shewrote on Instagram, alongside a dimly-lit photo of herself in black and gold sparkly V-neck mini dress and black stilettos. In the sexy shot, Ripa sits crossed-legged in the big leather armchair and holds a whip in her hands.
“Hiram’s mistress. 23 years of auditioning for a role i was born to play,” she joked. “Coming soon to the @thecwriverdale”
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Ripa’s character, Mrs. Mulwray, is said to be described as “Confident and tough… she’s a beautiful, icy, femme fatale who gets caught up in a conspiracy that’s much bigger than she initially realized,”Entertainment Tonightreported.
Consuelos, 47, joined the CW’s take on theArchiecomics in season 2 as mobster Hiram, the scheming father of Veronica Lodge.
At the time, Ripa said the couple’s kids,Michael, 21,Lola, 17, and Joaquin, 15 loved watching their dad on the show, even if he wasn’t like his character in real life.
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“He’s having the best time ever. I wish you could watchRiverdalewith my 16-year-old daughter who’s finally like, ‘I cannot believe Dad is on a show that I actually watch,'”Ripa saidon theTonight Show with Jimmy Fallonin October 2017. “So, Veronica — she’s 16 also — and she drinks mimosas at breakfast.”
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This past August, it was announced that the couple’s eldest child would play a younger version of his dad’s character in the third season ofRiverdale,which premiered on Oct. 10.
Entertainment Weeklyreported that Michael, 21, would appear in a flashback episode which stars KJ Apa and Lili Reinhart who would take on the roles of their on-screen parents, too.
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“Bucket list moment for Mom and Dad,” Consuelos wrote on his Instagram. “Congrats to my son Michael on being cast as the younger (and much better and handsomer) Hiram. We are so proud. Love you MJC #riverdale #bucketlist”
Riverdaleairs Wednesdays (8 p.m. ET) on The CW.
source: people.com
