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NextImg:Mark Consuelos Accused Of Hiring A “Hype Woman” By Kelly Ripa On ‘Live’ After An Audience Member Checks In On His Injured Finger Mid-Show

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It seems like Live with Kelly and Mark fans have Mark Consuelos‘ back — and his finger. The co-host has been giving updates on his injured finger on the daytime talk show for weeks, and has been getting teased by his wife and co-host Kelly Ripa over his hysterics in the process, but one fan was eager for updates.

“Mark, how’s your finger?” an audience member yelled toward the stage shortly after the co-host couple greeted the studio at the top of the show.

Seemingly caught off guard, the two looked toward the voice as Ripa asked, “Lady, what are you, psychic? Thank you for asking!”

According to Consuelos, his finger is “good,” but Ripa revealed that her husband had just been backstage showing her his appendage, which he confessed was “a little droopy.”

“It gets a little tired around 12, and starts pointing down like that,” he continued. When Ripa asked her husband if he puts his finger cast back on at noon, he reminded her that he still has to wear it during workouts, before telling his fan in the audience, “You know I work out a lot, lady.”

When the same audience member replied, ” Kelly’s a very lucky woman!” Ripa replied, “Yes, I am very lucky! Thank you very much!,” before adding, “Mark, I did not realize you hired a hype woman!”

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For such a small injury, Consuelos’ finger issue has taken up plenty of time on Live this season. Last month, the co-host revealed that he sustained the injury while playing volleyball. He told the audience during the Sept. 5 show, “I went to set a ball and I felt it hit my finger just a little strange and my finger, at the tip, was at a right angle. It just stayed like that.”

Ripa just couldn’t help herself, cracking the NSFW joke, “Just the tip?”

Later that same month, Consuelos admitted that he used his injury to initiate “foreplay” with his wife. Ripa revealed on a Sept. 15 episode that her husband only asked for help re-wrapping the bandage on his wound when she was “naked” and coming “out of the shower.”

Consuelos confessed that he asks for help then because his request is really “a cue for something else.”

Live with Kelly and Mark airs on weekdays. Check out their website for your local listings.