Kelly Ripa caught the acting bug in the sixth grade when she was cast in “H.M.S. Pinafore.” As she told SJ Mag, she couldn’t sing and it wasn’t the best fit, but she gave it her all. Not long after, as a teen, she became a regular on a Philadelphia variety show called “Dancin’ On Air” which solidified her love for acting. After high school graduation, Ripa moved to NYC at 19, but enrolled in a few college courses to make her parents happy. “I took things like psychology, things I couldn’t get motivated to do,” she told the Los Angeles Times. Luckily, she didn’t have to endure it for long. In 1990, at just 20 years old, Ripa was cast as Hayley Vaughan on “All My Children.”
The role made her a household name and, a decade later, it helped her land Kathie Lee Gifford’s job on “Live.” She officially joined the show in 2001 and, two decades later, was still going strong — which made her 2020 revelation all the more surprising. While speaking to a midwife named Jennifer Shoback on “Live with Kelly and Ryan,” she told her guest, “You are living my other profession.” Turns out, Ripa once wanted to become a midwife or doula. “I wish I had that level of expertise because I just find the whole childbirth experience to be so incredible and miraculous and exhilarating,” she enthused.
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