Ripa and Consuelos first met in 1995 during his screen test to play her love interest on the famous soap Kelly Ripa has a lot to thank casting director Judy Blye Wilson for — and she’s well aware! The Live with Kelly and Mark co-host opened up about Wilson's impact on her life during a panel discussion at the 92Y in N.

All My Children' star Susan Lucci shared what she remembers seeing during Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos's audition scenes for the TV soap opera.

Held at the 92nd Street Y and hosted by Andy Cohen and Susan Lucci, the event was attended by several cast members, as well as the soap opera’s head writer Lorraine Broderick and casting director Judy Blye Wilson. Ripa praised Wilson as “the reason that Mark Consuelos and I are married.”

Kelly Ripa has credited her decades of marriage with Mark Consuelos to one person who also played an important role in both of the TV personalities’ careers. Ripa, 54, identified the person she has to thank for introducing her to Consuelos,