


Things got extra cozy on Live with Kelly and Mark on Thursday.
Discussion of “adult swaddling” began with Kelly Ripa sharing her thoughts on weighted blankets, which, despite previously being “all the rage,” she now feels claustrophobic in. Mark Consuelos teased “that’s not a weighted blanket,” but rather him “giving [Ripa] a hug.”
“That’s me trying to cuddle,” he added.
Ripa continued, “Well, they’re saying forget weighted blankets. Swaddling — adult swaddling — is going to help you sleep like a baby.”
Although Consuelos said he “can swaddle” and is “a good swaddler,” Ripa offered to swaddle him on the air.
“Do you want to try it?” she asked.
Consuelos replied, “Right now?”
After the two co-hosts rose from their seats, Ripa grabbed a yoga mat and asked where she should “place her newborn baby,” meaning Consuelos.
“Oh good, we got a nice, dirty yoga mat,” she joked.
Ripa then secured her “favorite blanket” to swaddle Consuelos with, but she said that he was “too big to be swaddled.”

“Gelman, this is the dumbest idea you’ve ever had,” she chided Live‘s EP Michael Gelman.
From off-camera, Gelman said they “may bring in an adult swaddling expert to actually do this to both of [them] on air.”
“It’ll be a public service announcement,” he added.
Meanwhile, Ripa caught Consuelos closing his eyes for a snooze.
“Mark’s going to bed, I hope you’re happy,” she teased.
While Consuelos initially said he felt “great” after being swaddled, he ultimately concluded that he was “not sure [he] would like it.” Ripa then determined the perfect candidate to be swaddled on the show.
“Well we should have Art Moore come back and we’ll swaddle him,” she proposed, referring to their recently retired executive in charge of production.
As they returned to their co-host desk, Ripa issued an apology to the audience.
“Sometimes we try things here, and they turn out to be really dumb!” she quipped.
Live with Kelly and Mark airs on weekdays. Check out their website for your local listings.