Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos told viewers they keep black toilet paper in one bathroom of their New York townhouse so it does not contrast with an all‑black interior, a revelation that prompted surprise from fans and media.
The couple, both 54, discussed the choice during a segment on their daytime show Live with Kelly and Mark last Tuesday and in an interview with an entertainment outlet. "Somebody — as a gift, as a joke — said that you need black toilet paper in this black bathroom," Ripa said, adding, "And you know what? It actually looks normal because the white toilet paper was the thing that looked really strange." Consuelos disagreed on the sensation, remarking, "I will say, it doesn't feel normal." Ripa acknowledged that the toilet in question is rarely used. "Nobody really uses that toilet," she said, to which Consuelos replied, "I have." Ripa later said, "I have not used the black toilet tissue. I just like the way it looks. It blends into the wall."
The hosts also described playful names for their dressing rooms on their show set, saying they call them "Lucy and Desi" in homage to Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Ripa said the idea was Consuelos’s, and Consuelos explained, "Desi is the guy's bathroom, Lucy is the girl's. There's like a Lucy and a Desi, and he likes that. So that's what he named our dressing rooms. It's kind of cool."
The comments follow earlier public glimpses of the couple’s home. Last year, Ripa and Consuelos opened parts of their multimillion‑dollar townhouse in an Architectural Digest video tour. Ripa told the magazine that she and Consuelos have lived in the house for more than a decade and described it as her "forever home," saying, "When I walked in here, I was like, 'This is the final place where I will live.' I love this house so much."
Ripa and Consuelos have been married nearly 30 years and share three children: sons Michael, 28, and Joaquin, 22, and daughter Lola, 24. The couple’s remarks about interior details quickly drew attention on social media and in entertainment coverage, where the black toilet‑paper choice was highlighted as an eccentric instance of celebrity home styling.
The discussion on the daytime show is the latest glimpse into the duo’s on‑air chemistry. The hosts have mixed lighthearted segments about home décor and personal anecdotes with more serious exchanges; the pair had a noted on‑air disagreement about family matters just over a week earlier, according to program coverage. In this instance, however, the exchange about toilet paper and dressing‑room nicknames remained largely playful and underscored the couple’s tendency to bring private household details into public conversations.
Representatives for Ripa and Consuelos did not immediately provide further comment beyond their on‑air remarks, and the couple did not indicate whether the black tissue is sold locally or was a custom purchase. Media coverage of the story cited the segment and the interview as the source of the details about the bathroom and the dressing‑room names.