With their 14th wedding anniversary coming up next year, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos have one of Hollywood's longest and, by all accounts, happiest marriages. In a new interview with Redbook magazine the 39-year-old Live with Regis and Kelly host is full of praise for her very handsome husband ("That gorgeousness, those teeth, that jet black hair..."), with whom she has kids Michael, 12, Lola, 8, and Joaquin, 6. The busy mom dishes on everything from dealing with "Mommy guilt" to her golden rule for her kids - and also shares her best advice for a long-lasting relationship.
On dealing with Mommy guilt: "Initially, we would never leave the kids alone with a babysitter. But then Mark would say, 'We are going out to dinner,' and I would say, 'Without the kids?' And he would say, 'Yes. Because that's what grown-ups do.' It was something he forced me to do, and now I think to myself, The kids will be thrilled. They know the babysitter is going to let them watch TV and eat cookies. So that's the balance Mark introduced to me. I know there are people who are good at dealing with this stuff, but I think the majority of women feel tremendous guilt."
On being a work in progress: "There are still nights when, if I'm feeling really guilty about leaving the kids, I'll pick a fight with Mark over having nothing to wear. Which is a lie. I'm like, 'I'm not going! My throat hurts! I have nothing to wear!' And he'll say, 'Which is it?' I'm like, 'I have nothing to wear and, yes, I think my throat may be hurting soon.' We're evolving."