‘Live’s Mark Consuelos Mistakenly Tells A “Stump Mark” Contestant “I Love You, Too” After Mishearing Her

Mark Consuelos inspired another memorable “Stump Mark” moment on Live with Kelly and Mark this morning.

Consuelos introduced contestant Wahnetah Bryant from Fayetteville, Georgia, who after greeting Consuelos and Kelly Ripa, joked, “this is the longest 15 minutes of my life.”

Consuelos chided, “Um, it gets longer.”

He eventually proceeded to read aloud Bryant’s two statements, one of which is true and the other false. Per the rules, he would be allotted 60 seconds to determine which one is true.

“I drove from California to New York by myself, or I have six grandchildren,” he shared.

He and Ripa took another look at Bryant’s picture displayed for Live viewers, seemingly stunned by how she could possibly be a grandmother.

“Wahnetah, is that a current picture of you?” Consuelos asked.

She affirmed that it was, and after some probing from Consuelos, Bryant claimed that she was born in 1976, making her 47 years old, and that her eldest child is 28 and her eldest grandchild is 6.

As for her alleged cross-country road trip, she told Consuelos that she flew from Atlanta to Ontario, California to “pick up a car,” where she reportedly began her drive to Jamaica, Queens to “pick up [her] friend” and “break in [her] brand new car.”

Once the clock ran out, Ripa admitted, “These both sound like lies to me. I’m just gonna go out on a limb and say she has baffled us with her lies.”

Nonetheless, Consuelos lucked out, correctly guessing that she has six grandkids. Afterwards, Bryant joked, “You are so rude. Yes, you are correct. Good job.”

Ripa and Consuelos were still perplexed.

“What?” Ripa exclaimed, as Consuelos chimed in, “Wahnetah, you look like you’re 18 years old.”

Bryant replied, “Bless you.” However, Consuelos misheard, leading him to issue a rather friendly response.

“Yes. Well listen, I love you too, but guess what?” he said. “You didn’t win that mug or t-shirt.”

Bryant claimed “that’s OK,” but Ripa had to step in and correct her husband and co-host.

“I don’t think she said she loved you,” she clarified. “I think she said, ‘Bless you,’ as in bless your heart.”

Consuelos corrected himself, as he, Ripa, and the studio audience burst into laughter.

Ripa noted “that’s the great thing about Mark,” as Consuelos quipped, “That’s what I hear.”

Ripa continued, “His ego does not allow him to hear ‘bless your heart.’ He hears, ‘I love you,'” while Bryant responded, “That’s OK. We love you, Mark.”

Consuelos poked fun at the moment, telling Bryant, “Also, I know what ‘bless your heart’ means in Georgia, by the way. The only thing worse is ‘bless your bones.'”

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