AlthoughKelly RipaandMark Consueloshave relished thetime at homewith their three kidsMichael,LolaandJoaquinamid the quarantine, they also look forward to it being just the two of them when their youngest heads off to college next year.“We had our kids so young — we’d only been married for one year when we had Michael, so we have had kids pretty much our entire marriage,” Kelly, 49, tells PEOPLE in thecover story of this week’s Family Issue. “So when it comes to an empty nest, we’re looking forward to it, honestly.“For more onKelly Ripaand Mark Consuelos, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, orsubscribe hereMark, also 49, heard from a famous friend about the glories of life as empty nesters. “Rob Lowe says that once your kids leave, you pretty much never put clothes on ever again; you’re just naked all the time,” theRiverdaleactorsays. “So there’s that too!”Mark Consuelos, Kelly Ripa and their kids Michael (left), Lola and Joaquin on the cover of PEOPLE’s Family Issue.TheLive with Kelly and Ryanhost expects the kids to visit, though. “They’ll still be close to us, and they will come home, and we will still have plenty of times together ahead,” she says.RELATED VIDEO:Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos, Lola Consuelos, Joaquin Consuelos and Michael Consuelos Cover the Family IssueMichael, 23,graduated virtuallyfrom New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in May and wants to be a screenwriter.Lola, 19, is an aspiring singer who will enter hersophomore year at NYUthis fall, while her younger brotherJoaquin, 17, used the quarantine to study up for college admissions tests.Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa with their children.Miller Mobley“He’s doing all the ACT and SAT testing and trying to apply to schools, all during a pandemic,” Mark says of Joaquin. Kelly adds that her youngest child “sparks all the debates in the house about anything — political, social, environmental, poetry.“No matter thepath each of her children takes, though, Ripa knows they’ll all stay close.“We love each other — but we also really like each other, and we respect each other,” the daytime talk show host says. “I don’t think any amount of college or growing up will take that away from us.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.
AlthoughKelly RipaandMark Consueloshave relished thetime at homewith their three kidsMichael,LolaandJoaquinamid the quarantine, they also look forward to it being just the two of them when their youngest heads off to college next year.
“We had our kids so young — we’d only been married for one year when we had Michael, so we have had kids pretty much our entire marriage,” Kelly, 49, tells PEOPLE in thecover story of this week’s Family Issue. “So when it comes to an empty nest, we’re looking forward to it, honestly.”
Mark, also 49, heard from a famous friend about the glories of life as empty nesters. “Rob Lowe says that once your kids leave, you pretty much never put clothes on ever again; you’re just naked all the time,” theRiverdaleactorsays. “So there’s that too!”
Mark Consuelos, Kelly Ripa and their kids Michael (left), Lola and Joaquin on the cover of PEOPLE’s Family Issue.
TheLive with Kelly and Ryanhost expects the kids to visit, though. “They’ll still be close to us, and they will come home, and we will still have plenty of times together ahead,” she says.
RELATED VIDEO:Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos, Lola Consuelos, Joaquin Consuelos and Michael Consuelos Cover the Family Issue
Michael, 23,graduated virtuallyfrom New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in May and wants to be a screenwriter.Lola, 19, is an aspiring singer who will enter hersophomore year at NYUthis fall, while her younger brotherJoaquin, 17, used the quarantine to study up for college admissions tests.
Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa with their children.Miller Mobley
“He’s doing all the ACT and SAT testing and trying to apply to schools, all during a pandemic,” Mark says of Joaquin. Kelly adds that her youngest child “sparks all the debates in the house about anything — political, social, environmental, poetry.”
No matter thepath each of her children takes, though, Ripa knows they’ll all stay close.
“We love each other — but we also really like each other, and we respect each other,” the daytime talk show host says. “I don’t think any amount of college or growing up will take that away from us.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.
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