Sources don't believe that the 45-year-old talk show host will leave 'Live! with Kelly and Michael' because of her paycheck and spending habits.
- Apr 21, 2016
AceShowbiz - Kelly Ripa will likely stay on "Live! with Kelly and Michael" despite rumors that she's refusing to come back to the show until Michael Strahan is gone. Sources connected with the production tell TMZ that they doubt Kelly will leave the show because of her paycheck and spending habits.
According to the sources, ABC producers isn't worried that Kelly will bail on the show. The 45-year-old talk show host reportedly makes just around $15 million a year, and her lifestyle eats up most of it. She and her husband Mark Consuelos bought big townhouse on the Upper East Side of NYC last year. They also own a mansion at The Hamptons.
A source claims, "She makes a lot of money, but she spends a lot of money, and so does he."
Kelly was absent from "Live!" on Wednesday, April 20 and she will not be returning for the rest of the week. She was scheduled to be off the air on Friday to Monday for a "long-planned" 20th anniversary trip with Mark, a source told PEOPLE, adding, "It's fortuitous that she had this trip planned with her husband and it wouldn't be surprising if it started early."
A second source said, "She's being very mature about this and choosing not to talk a lot and to wait and see how this plays out. She's dedicated everything to the program, it was the primary focus in her career, she has been dedicated to maintaining the show for both the staff and viewers - and then all of a sudden the entire program is changed without them being decent enough to give her any notice."
