ENTERTAINMENTKelly Ripa Recalls Having '19 Glasses of Champagne' at the American Girl Cafe 'Just to Get Through It'
Kelly Ripa shared the hilarious story on an episode of 'Live.'
Aug. 21 2026, Published 5:22 p.m. ET
Kelly Ripa recalled a champagne-filled visit to the American Girl Cafe.
The television personality reminisced about an outing with her sister-in-law to the American Girl Doll store during an episode of Live With Kelly and Mark, revealing the duo turned to champagne to make it through the experience.
'Do You Remember?'
Kelly Ripa was joined by her sister-in-law for the outing.
Ripa joked that she and her sister-in-law had approximately "19 glasses of champagne" during their time at the popular doll-themed restaurant.
"You remember the time we went to the American Girl Cafe. Do you remember?" the actress asked her husband and co-host, Mark Consuelos.
'There Were 6 Little Girls Sitting Around This Table'
Mark Consuelos was 'thankful' he didn't join them at the American Girl Cafe.
"Thankfully, I didn't do that," he replied, sounding relieved.
The Hope & Faith star continued, "It was all the nieces."
Consuelos remembered, replying, "Yes," to his wife of 30 years.
"There was, like, there were six little girls sitting around this table," Ripa shared. "They slide in high chairs next to you."
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'Just to Get Through It'
Kelly Ripa drank a lot of champagne while out with her sister-in-law.
"So we were sitting there, oh, my... It's one of my favorite memories, because the girls are all sitting around with their American Girl dolls, and your sister and I had about 19 glasses of champagne," Ripa confessed, as the dad-of-three and the audience broke out in laughter.
"Just to get through it," she quipped.
Kelly Ripa Discussed Feeling 'Drunk' Before
Kelly Ripa has been sober since 2017.
On the Wednesday, December 10, episode of Live, Ripa discussed getting "drunk" on vibes alone.
Ripa, who has been sober since quitting drinking in 2017, shared that she was still overcome by the atmosphere at a work holiday party, causing her and a few other employees to show up to work "hungover."
The longtime talk show star started the morning by admitting she — along with most of the Live show's staff — was recovering from their annual holiday get-together, which took place in Manhattan.
"We're a little... a lot of us... some of us are hungover today," Ripa confessed at the beginning of the show. "I’m not gonna name any names, but we had our Live holiday party last night — and where do you take a pack of crazy people? Well, you take them to Crazy Pizza downtown."
"We had a crazy time; it was fun," she shared, as her Consuelos agreed: "It was fun."
