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Crissyc
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I have always liked her. But OMG have you seen the home they are selling http://hookedonhouses.net/2013/01/25/kelly-ripa-mark-consuelos-selling-soho-penthouse/#more-49930 WOW! | |
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KateMarie
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| Posted: 1/31/2013 7:03:52 PM
It would bother me more if she was throwing what she has in everyones faces. |
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liasmommy2000
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I don't see the problem. I would not have thought they were living in a tiny studio apartment or something. And it's very nice but not outrageous for a couple with their income IMO.
Of course it's totally not my style so that helps me think it's not all that crazy lol.
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Annabella
Leads a Charmed Life
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| Posted: 1/31/2013 7:08:03 PM
I'm confused what did she do wrong? I'm surprised that building has so much outdoor space on the top level, really amazing! But I do think the indoor space seemed too narrow for a celebrity. Loved all the red! I kind of pictured her living somewhere bigger but I guess she has to live in the city.
What I've always wondered about is that it seems like celebs are always moving. Do they view their houses as just financial investments? Renovate then the property value is increased because of their name. Or is it easier for them to just pick up and move when they are bored because they don't pack or anything. lol |
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mirabelleswalker
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| Posted: 1/31/2013 7:11:42 PM
I'm confused what did she do wrong?
I don't think it's that she did anything wrong, but that it's hard to relate to her as "everywoman" when she lives in a $25 million penthouse. |
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templatequeen
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I am on my phone would anyone be willing to post it in a link. I want to see it
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Peal
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Dani-Mani
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I don't see the big deal? |
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ChildOfThe60s
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'Saw those pix a few days ago. I don't think she's doing anything wrong, but I don't really relate to her, either. It's her job to be likeable and to make you want to have her on your TV screen. |
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*Shannah*
Haven't you heard about the word?
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| Posted: 1/31/2013 7:27:46 PM
I think Kelly Ripa IS a normal person. she isn't like some of the other celebrities that flash their money and name around everywhere and get pissed when they're not recognized. I just picture her a normal person. I definitely don't see anything wrong with her home. | |
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luvmythree
StuckOnPeas
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| Posted: 1/31/2013 7:29:09 PM
I'm with KateMarie, I don't get the big deal? |
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marianne
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| Posted: 1/31/2013 7:31:51 PM
it bothers me when celebrities pretend to be like normal people.
I guess it depends on your definition of normal. It's certainly "normal" for a celebrity to live well. It's not like she goes around flaunting what she has and you don't.
I don't think it's that she did anything wrong, but that it's hard to relate to her as "everywoman" when she lives in a $25 million penthouse.
I'd have a hard time relating to a celebrity as an "everywoman" anyway - she's not, she's a celebrity, living like a celebrity would. Like you or I would if we were celebrities.
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Peabay
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| Posted: 1/31/2013 7:35:30 PM
OMG, I want that apartment.
I don't think she tries to come off as someone who drives the carpool and wears her pajamas to WalMart. I'm not surprised she'd have a place like that. |
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Vi
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| Posted: 1/31/2013 7:44:55 PM
I've always liked her ever since I went on a jeep tour in Sedona, AZ. The jeep driver was talking about Kelly and her husband and being the driver for a tour they took. He related that Kelly was exceptionally nice and that impressed me. Some celebrities aren't so nice to the workers and anyone who goes out of there way for someone who serves them is alright in my books.
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CropChick2
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See, to me, that looks more like a hotel than a home. Nothing against Ripa, though. |
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TamraC
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| Posted: 1/31/2013 7:54:13 PM
The house aside,I still can't see her as a big celebrity because remember I remember watching her as a teen(both her and I)on "Dance Party USA"...LMAO! |
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Donna in GA
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| Posted: 1/31/2013 8:00:20 PM
Wow, that was beautiful! I love the splashes of red and that dining room table is really cool!
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UpNorth Scrapper
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| Posted: 1/31/2013 8:02:55 PM
I think most of us would live in much nicer homes if we made the kind of money she makes and we'd probably own at least two homes. |
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scrapaholicmt
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| Posted: 1/31/2013 8:03:10 PM
Doesn't that look like the building Rick Castle lives in in Castle?
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pennyring
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| Posted: 1/31/2013 8:10:55 PM
I think most of us would live in much nicer homes if we made the kind of money she makes and we'd probably own at least two homes.
That's the way I see it. To me, this doesn't make her "untouchable" or "unrelatable" or whatever. It's just nice. Like, oh, that's nice she's doing so well! Good for her!
I don't think it makes her different from us. Just currently more successful. I find that achievable. I'm just not there yet. 
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LBrock44
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| Posted: 1/31/2013 8:11:12 PM
it bothers me when celebrities pretend to be like normal people.
And I see the opposite sign of this. I have a friend who is a very recognizable celebrity, and all she wants is to be able to do normal things. She can't even go to the store but for the damn photographers. People take pictures of her little boy, try to get close and flashbulbs popping with the kid crying, the whole works. Sure, the money is nice, but I would not want to have a life where you cannot even go to exercise class without some damn paparazzi following you. |
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| Posted: 1/31/2013 8:14:00 PM
Meh she's not flaunting it. I've been a fan of hers since she was on AMC and she always seemed straightforward.
I just watched The Queen of Versailles today. Now you want to see rich people flaunting while for some bizarre reason thinking they are like us.... |
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Mary Kay Lady
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That is an amazingly beautiful home.
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PeaFixture
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Why is she not a "normal" person?
She is successful, works hard, has a nice life. But I am sure she has joy and sorrow in her life just like everyone else - the real kind, not pretend.
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redboots
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I am not understanding how Kelly Ripa putting a home up for sale means that she is pretending to be like "normal people."
Yes, that home is amazing and far beyond anything I will ever be able to afford in this lifetime, but that's the lifestyle she lives.
I guess i might understand your point more if she were on TV, grousing about her problems and saying she was having trouble making ends meet. | |
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Annabella
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| Posted: 1/31/2013 8:47:26 PM
She's not an everyday woman, she's a size 0. She's been on this talk show for 11 years and her annual salary is $20 million. She had to come back to work almost the day after having her 2nd baby probably for fear of losing her job. Only after the 3rd baby was she comfortable taking maternity leave.
To me big stars are 1) singers 2) movie stars and 3) lower category are television personalities. She's well known but not a big star. She's worked hard, she used to do back to back 2 shows a day, starting her day early in the morning. Her work is her "personality". I think it's much easier to be an actor. |
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Love that second stunning dining room table! |
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nysparkle
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scrapprincess2002
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| Posted: 1/31/2013 9:05:41 PM
I guess i dont get why you dont like her she is a nice enough person she seems very normal she is a wife mom yes she is a size 0 and she is on tv but she isnt a snarky kinda person i love her home wish i had 25 mill to buy it it is beautiful.. |
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BEF2008
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| Posted: 1/31/2013 9:08:48 PM
Because she owns an expensive home in NYC she is not normal? What about everybody else who lives in that building? Are they abnormal people too who shouldn't be pretending they are normal?
Just because someone earns a lot of money at their job and/or does it in the public eye, don't you think they can't just be a regular family behind closed doors? I'm sure her kids get the stomach flu and she's had a family member die of cancer and once in a while gets a flat tire. Her kids probably forget to bring their homework home, too. None of those things can be avoided just because you make a lot of money at your chosen job. | |
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busypea
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| Posted: 1/31/2013 9:08:48 PM
So you'd prefer she brag about everything and basically act like a hoity-toity snob? Would that really be better? She seems like a normal person who had worked hard and between that and a good dose of luck, has been very financially successful. I don't understand begrudging someone their success. | |
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*Maddie_Isabella*
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| Posted: 1/31/2013 9:29:48 PM
I like it but not for that price. It is exactly as I picture a celebrity living so I don't know what the issue is there.
I don't understand a big screen outside in the elements where it rains and snows and over a hot tub. That looks scary. lol (yes I have seen tv's over hot tubs but not usually directly over them if they were to fall) |
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cmpeter
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I agree, it's beautiful! I don't see how it makes her a pretender to own that home. |
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julieberg
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| Posted: 1/31/2013 10:13:25 PM
The house is obviously staged. It's absolutely gorgeous, but I think with three kids it is a bit messier and she probably has a pile or two on her kitchen counter. Don't we all? | |
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MichyM
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| Posted: 1/31/2013 10:21:31 PM
I truly do not understand the Op's complaint. Lovely home (except for the red IMO). |
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writermom1
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| Posted: 2/1/2013 8:36:12 AM
I think this is a "can't win for losing" situation. If Kelly Ripa was on TV regularly crowing about the luxury her career affords her she'd be dismissed as a big jerk. If she isn't she's "lying?"
I think it's refreshing when wealthy celebrities remain grounded enough to understand that not everyone they interact with has the financial freedom they do. |
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TeamSteve
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| Posted: 2/1/2013 8:43:07 AM
What a beautiful home. |
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mommc23
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| Posted: 2/1/2013 10:28:28 AM
It says that they bought it a few years ago and totally renovated it....maybe they planned on flipping it all along to make a profit.
I don't get the big deal
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Fraidyscrapper
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| Posted: 2/1/2013 10:29:13 AM
Crissyc, how would you prefer she conduct herself? |
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MochasMom
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| Posted: 2/1/2013 10:38:02 AM
I do not get what is abnormal about her. Does she stop being normal because of the price of her house? Or is it because she works hard? So is the opposite of that also abnormal? Talk about generalizations and drawing conclusions simply based on her house. Going to need to keep this thread. | |
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cocoanmom
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| Posted: 2/1/2013 10:39:53 AM
I think it is beautiful. I think she is a normal person with her kind of wealth to have a home like that. But it is staged for the pictures. I am sure with 3 kids it is not always so clean with no clutter. I am sure backpacks and papers on the kitchen table are the norm.
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| Posted: 2/1/2013 10:46:44 AM
Kelly Ripa spends her summers in my neck of the woods.
She's well regarded as one of the more down to earth, laid back, polite celebrities that invade our community each summer. Heck, they even go to CHURCH when they are out here. They attend my best friend's church.
I don't watch her show, and I didn't even bother to look at the link to her NYC apt.
Just wanted to say that there are much more *worthy* celebrities to gear your angst at. She's a good egg. | |
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mom22reds
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| Posted: 2/1/2013 10:47:39 AM
Oh my goodness! One of those rare occasions where all the peas (except for the OP) agree!
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Darcy_Collins
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It bothers me when paupers pretend to be like normal people. I mean have you seen the "homes" they live in OMG. It's so hard to relate to them.
What size house or net worth no longer makes a person normal?
****** SARCASM PEOPLE - SARCASM *********** I don't think people's finances render them abnormal.
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BergdorfBlonde
Getting blonder every day
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| Posted: 2/1/2013 11:15:09 AM
I wouldn't hold her wealth against her, at all. I used to adore her when she began on Regis' show. You could see the progession of her personality change though, and that's when I stopped watching. She seems to be shallow and she associates with disgusting people now. I have ZERO respect for her anymore.
I could see that her whole gig is to sell her wholesome, relatable personality, but I don't see that in her anymore. Bleh! |
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maryannscraps
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| Posted: 2/1/2013 11:49:56 AM
Gorgeous house. To have a "backyard" like that right in the middle of the city. I'd love that place. | |
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seasonscraps
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| Posted: 2/1/2013 12:41:00 PM
I love that sofa in the first picture - the one where you lean back and face the other person sitting there. | |
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blinks14
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| Posted: 2/1/2013 12:54:03 PM
If I made the kind of money Kelly Ripa makes Id be living in a luxury home as well. That house is beautiful. I am sure they might be pretty normal for celebrity standards. |
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August 2004
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| Posted: 2/1/2013 1:14:14 PM
Uh...she is like normal people. She lives in a home. It happens to be listed at a high price.
Why is she not normal? A lot of people live that way.
Not all the peas do, but a lot.
Maybe its a geographical thing. But expensive homes are not a rare thing around here. |
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