Kelly Ripa reminisces on romantic moment with Mark Consuelos: 'Hard to believe it was one week ago'

Kelly Ripa reminisced on a particularly romantic moment with husband Mark Consuelos in honor of flashback Friday.

One week after ringing in 51 on a special birthday getaway, the TV host continued to teleport herself back by way of a tender photo.

‘Hard to believe this was one week ago,’ she wrote as she posted a snap nose-to-nose with her enduring partner of 25 years.

Lasting love: The television host savored a romantic moment with her enduring partner of 25 years as she posted a photo of the pair nose-to-nose on the beach from a getaway for her 51st birthday

In the Instagram photo the All My Children vet held Kelly close and beamed at her, while she closed her eyes with an infectiously happy smile on her face. 

The couple could not have looked more in love as they cherished a sunset moment by each other’s side, and Mark agreed it was a day to remember as he wrote ‘Let’s go back.’ 

The comments section was full of affection for the pair, with one person remarking that they were ‘killing’ the empty nesting game, as the three children they share —Michael, 24, Lola, 20, and Joaquin, 18 — are all in college.  

On Kelly’s birthday (October 2), Consuelos penned the most gushing of tributes as he called his wife ‘my best friend, lover, confidant,’ and ‘my forever girl.’ 

‘My forever girl’: Consuelos penned the most gushing of tributes for her birthday on October 2 where he called his wife ‘my best friend, lover, confidant,’ and ‘my forever girl.’

In his post he acknowledged that as busy entertainers sometimes there were ‘important days we’ve missed’ over the years, but added: ‘I’m so grateful to spend this special day with you.’ 

While Kelly continues to work daily on her daytime show Live with Kelly and Ryan in New York City, Mark had been busy over the last year filming Riverdale in Vancouver, Canada.

Season five of the hit CW show caused new challenges on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, as cast and crew were not allowed to travel back and forth to the United States in order to keep safety as a top priority. 

On October 6, showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa announced in a statement to Deadline, that Mark would be leaving the show ahead of season six. 

Though no reason was explicitly given in the statement, Consuelos did retweet a retweet of a Decider article that noted he had ‘been pretty open about missing his family during the Vancouver-based shoots.’ 

Family first: It was revealed on October 6 that Mark would be leaving Riverdale and he retweeted a retweet of an article that noted he had ‘been pretty open about missing his family during the Vancouver-based shoots,’ which could have led to the decision; pictured July 10 with three kids (left to right) Michael, 24, Lola, 20, and Joaquin, 18