Kelly Ripa opts for ’90s business casual in blazer and jeans as she cuts through Central Park in NYC

She admitted that co-host Ryan Seacrest, 45, is one of the reasons she hasn’t bowed out of the talk show just yet.

Ripa said: ‘I talk about this with Ryan all the time because I was really looking to retire like by now, but Ryan Seacrest is so fabulous to work with and he is such a good friend. We’ve been friends for two decades, and I’ve got to tell you he is really such a draw to me there.’

She added: ‘I just love working with him so much. He makes every day feel like I’m not working and that’s when you know you have a great working relationship.’

The Hope & Faith star previously discussed what it was like returning to the studio last month, after filming remotely during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Ripa celebrated her 50th birthday earlier this month, and she appears to be in the best health of her life, regardless of the pandemic.

‘And so I just like to stay as healthy as possible. And that has been really the benefit for me of knowing that I am fortified internally.’

The American Housewife actress married Mark Consuelos, 49, back in 1996, and they share sons Michael, 23, Joaquin, 17, and daughter Lola, 19.