Kelly Ripa shared a photo of herself and husband Mark Consuelos with Phil Donahue and wife Marlo Thomas while paying tribute to Donahue
'Good friends are hard to come by and even harder to lose,' Ripa, 53, wrote via Instagram on Monday, August 19. 'To a life well lived.'
The Phil Donahue Show host “passed away peacefully following a long illness,” according to a statement shared by his family on Monday. Thomas, his wife of 44 years, was by his side with “his sister, his children, grandchildren and his beloved golden retriever, Charlie.”Ripa and Consuelos took the photo with Donohue and Thomas in April 2021, when they were interviewed on 'Double Date with Marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue' podcast.
Ripa expressed her shock. 'I can't picture the two of you without each other!' she replied. 'You really are peanut butter and jelly.'
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