In a bit of inspired casting, Kelly Ripa, who is married to Riverdale’s Mark Consuelos, has been cast as his characters mistress on The CW series.
“It’s a family affair,” she wrote on Instagram, alongside a dimly-lit photo of herself in black and gold sparkly V-neck mini dress and black stilettos. In the shot, Ripa sits crossed-legged in the big leather armchair and holds a whip in her hands.
It’s a family affair for many reasons on the Riverdale set. This past August, it was announced that the couple’s eldest child Michael would play a younger version of his dad’s character, Hiram, in the third season. He was in a flashback episode last night which stars KJ Apa and Lili Reinhart who took on the roles of their on-screen parents as well.
Consuelos joined the CW’s take on the Archie comics in season 2 as mobster Hiram, the scheming father of Veronica Lodge. Ripa’s character, Mrs. Mulwray, is said to be described as “Confident and tough… she’s a beautiful, icy, femme fatale who gets caught up in a conspiracy that’s much bigger than she initially realized.”
Ripa and Consuelos met back in 1995 when both were starring on All My Children. Kelly Ripa is, of course, one half of Live! With Kelly And Ryan on ABC.
