Rachael Ray: Rachael's Daytime Talkshow

Kelly Ripa

Aired on: February 12, 2010

When Kelly Ripa stops by Rachael's studio, she has a backstage experience that has never happened to her in 9 years at Live with Regis & Kelly. "Today, somebody came in and said, 'This is from Rachael' and it was a tray of food," Kelly relates, describing the elaborate display of fried oysters, asparagus soup and flourless chocolate cake placed before her. "Where I work, there are 400 people and one blueberry bagel from the Carter administration!"

Rachael recalls how Kelly's husband Mark Consuelos told her that the key to a happy marriage is two words: "Yes, honey." Kelly jokes, "That man is a dirty liar! I'm surprised he didn't get struck by lightning!" Married since 1996, the couple has a Valentine's Day tradition they keep every year. "We always go out to dinner with our kids," Kelly says, "because they are the clearest expression of Valentine's Days gone by!"

In addition to her morning show, Kelly can also be seen as a "domestic goddess" in Electrolux spots, and on their website in Kelly's Cake Off For a Cause with Cake Boss' Buddy Valastro. "We assembled five teams of amateur bakers, and Buddy gives them secret tricks of the trade on how to decorate a cake. Then you can vote for the cake you like the best, and for a every time you vote Electrolux donates a dollar to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund and our goal of raising $500,000."

Watch the video above to see Kelly answer audience questions, including how she talks to her kids about the "birds and the bees!"