<body><div>KELLY Ripa has taken Thursday off from hosting her Live talk show, after only just coming back from a few days away.Without his wife on the show, Mark Consuelos welcomed an A-list friend as his temporary co-host.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1wivrg_0ne89Arl00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1wivrg_0ne89Arl00" width="1240" height="825" ><figcaption>Kelly Ripa was missing from Thursday's episode of Live</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0ou7uM_0ne89Arl00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0ou7uM_0ne89Arl00" width="1602" height="904" ><figcaption>Anderson Cooper filled in as Mark Consuelos' guest co-host Credit: NBC</figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate>The married couple’s good friend, Anderson Cooper, took on the gig of fill-in host for Thursday’s episode of <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/topic/live-with-kelly-and-ryan/">Live with Kelly and Mark</a>.He and Mark did not reveal <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/2572292/where-is-kelly-ripa-today/">why Kelly was absent</a> or when she would return to the show.Earlier this week, it was teased the 52-year-old might’ve been heading off on a trip.<a href="https://www.the-sun.com/who/kelly-ripa/">Kelly</a> took to Instagram to <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/8687941/kelly-ripa-blond-hair-update-divine-timing-selfie/">share a smiling snapshot</a> with her stylist, Ryan Trygstad, to debut her freshly dyed hair."Divine timing for a fresh coat of paint," Kelly captioned her snap.But her caption was more than just her saying she chose the perfect moment for her new hair.Her clever play on words was actually in reference to daughter <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/8569254/kelly-ripa-daughter-lola-consuelos-stuns-in-backless/">Lola Consuelos'</a> new single, Divine Timing.Stylist Ryan also shared the photo to his Instagram feed, and he teased in the caption: “A bit more blonde for @kellyripa before vacation!”<nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate>More to follow...For the latest news on this story, keep checking back at Sun Online.<a href="http://the-sun.com/">The-sun.com</a> is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, sports news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures, and must-see videos. Like us on Facebook at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/TheSunUS">www.facebook.com/TheSunUS</a> and follow us from our main Twitter account at <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSunUS">@TheUSSun</a>.</div></body>

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KELLY Ripa has taken Thursday off from hosting her Live talk show, after only just coming back from a few days away. Without his wife on the show, Mark Consuelos welcomed an A-list friend as his temporary co-host. The married couple’s good friend, Anderson Cooper, took on the gig of...