Mark Consuelos Reveals 'Alarming Text' Ryan Reynolds Sent Him as Actor Almost Misses 'Live' Appearance Due to Traffic

Better late than never! Ryan Reynolds spooked Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos as he sent the couple a strange text moments before he was scheduled to appear on Live with Kelly and Mark.

Reynolds had the whole studio on edge after sending Consuelos a mysterious text about why he was running late, the Riverdale actor and his wife revealed during the Wednesday, October 8, episode of their beloved talk show.

"Ryan just sent Mark a text backstage, saying he’s running late," Ripa informed the audience, admitting the message sounded "alarming."

Fortunately, executive producer Michael Gelman updated Ripa, Consuelos and Live's studio audience that Reynolds had finally arrived and would still be able to join the co-hosts for an interview.

Reynolds was eventually brought out after a commercial break and discussed the chaotic start to his morning, as Ripa admitted she had even prepped some backup topics "just in case we needed more time."

"I was coming from upstate and you guys decided to move 80 blocks south," Reynolds joked, referring to Live recently switching studios.

Ripa asked, "Did you just find that out today, did ya?"

Consuelos then read aloud the full text from Reynolds — noting he had only received "about five minutes before we came on set."

"Morning. Gave myself two full hours from upstate, but I’m sitting on the Hudson in what can only be described as the second act of Sharknado 10: Unwatchable, but I’m sitting here, it’s happening, and there’s nothing I can do about it," Reynolds recited, sending the audience into a wave of laughter.

The Deadpool & Wolverine star continued: "Waze is saying I arrive at 9:15 a.m., the other map says I get here earlier if I did the worm for 50 blocks. I’m 48, I’d rather get a vasectomy the normal way."

"The good news is I’m dressed and I don’t care about makeup the way Mark does. I’ll walk right out there like I’m starring in a d--- Dove commercial celebrating my inner beauty. So what if I don’t look five hours younger through the magic of cosmetics? I hate being late, but I’m coming. Tell this to the most terrified person wearing a headset," he joked.

Reynolds' witty sense of humor "made it worth the wait," Ripa admitted, though the Free Guy actor sarcastically said the ordeal "definitely shortened the time I have left with my children."

The comedic film producer shares four kids — James, 10, Inez, 8, Betty, 5, and Olin, 2 — with his wife, Blake Lively, whom he married in 2012.