Mark Consuelos gushes over Sam Rockwell's butt: 'I love his tush'

After taking most of January off from their reign as TV's horniest, foot-rubbing-est morning couple, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos just roared back in full force over Oscar-winning actor Sam Rockwell's rock-hard butt.

Just after 9 a.m. local time Friday morning, Ripa spread awareness about Rockwell's butt with eager Live With Kelly and Mark viewers as she plugged an upcoming podcast interview with the Argylle star's partner, Leslie Bibb.

"She revealed some things about Sam. I asked her, 'What's the sexiest thing about Sam?' and she goes, 'There's several.'"

Ripa said that, while Bibb revealed several sexy things about Rockwell, she wanted to focus on one in particular: "She said, 'He's got a great tush.' I said, 'Oh, what's so great about it?' She goes, 'It's high and tight,'" Ripa said. "I said, 'Do you mind if I ask him to prove it on TV?' She goes, 'It would be rude not to.'"

Consuelos stirred at the thought of Rockwell's butt and its imminent presence on the Live stage, telling his wife, "I love him. He's great — and I love his tush."

Later, when Rockwell took the stage for an interview, he turned around and shook his behind to the camera before taking a seat next to Ripa and Consuelos.

"A lot of the ladies helped themselves when you walked out. It has been confirmed," Ripa said, to which Rockwell responded with a compliment for Consuelos' derriere.

"Well, you're not doing so bad yourself, here. Come on," Rockwell said, motioning toward Consuelos' ripped figure. "Thank you, Sam. Appreciate it," Consuelos replied.

This is not the first time Consuelos' physique has been a focal point on Live. In June, two months after he joined the show as a permanent cohost following Ryan Seacrest's departure, the Riverdale star stripped down to a wrestling singlet before getting slammed to the ground by a college wrestler.

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