Kelly Ripa Tells ‘Live’ That Her and Mark Consuelos’ Dog Lena’s “Birth Name” At The Shelter They Adopted Her From Was “Angelina”: “After Angelina From The ‘Jersey Shore’”

Gym, tan, laundry… and Lena?

On Live with Kelly and Mark on Monday, Kelly Ripa shared how her and Mark Consuelos‘ beloved dog Lena’s name has ties to Jersey Shore. The reveal came during a game of Stump Mark, in which Consuelos was dealt the following two statements about contestant Annabel Rayl from Pittsburgh, PA: “I named my pets after TV show characters” and “I teach rock climbing classes.”

Before Consuelos had the chance to guess which statement was true, Ripa told Consuelos that “Lena is named after a TV person.”

“Who is she named after?” Consuelos asked.

“Her birth name in the shelter was Angelina, after the characters from the Jersey Shore,” Ripa said, referring to Angelina Pivarnick.

Ripa, who adopted Lena during a pet adoption segment on Live in 2021, reminded EP Michael Gelman that “all of those pets were named after characters from the Jersey Shore.”

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