“We just understood each other really well.

They were both still on “All My Children” at the time and not yet household names.

However, Ripa was about to become a big star when she became pregnant with her second child.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos

She even announced her second pregnancy on the air with Regis Philbin thanks to a psychic.

Daughter Lola was born in 2001 and son, Joaquin, was born in 2003 (viaInsider).

She knew they had to let things go and communicate.

Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa smiling

“There’s no such thing as this perfect marriage,” Consuelos chimed in.

“It’s the crazy stuff that you get through together that makes it all worthwhile.”

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos smiling