Kelly Ripa admitted that she tried a cosmetic treatment in a place that very few fans likely expected.
“Oh wait, you got microneedling?” the talk show host, 55, asked actor Lukas Gage while chatting about skincare on the Tuesday, March 31, episode of her “Let’s Talk Off Camera” podcast. “I did that on my ass cheeks.”
Microneedling is a “minimally invasive” procedure using fine needles to create controlled micro-injuries in the skin, triggering collagen and elastin production that can treat “various skin conditions, including scars and wrinkles” while aiding in rejuvenation, according to the National Institutes of Health.
As for if the treatment gave her the results she was looking for, Ripa candidly confessed, “I’m going to tell you something … just as old as before.”
“Desperate times call for desperate measures,” she added.
Ripa previously shed light on how she enhances her appearance during a February 2025 episode of her podcast, revealing she dabbled in Botox on her face.
“I used to get Botox just in my armpits to stop from sweating,” Ripa shared at the time, noting that she was initially hesitant but glad she went for it. “One day I said, ‘Do you think I should put Botox in my face?’ And [Dr. Rosenberg] looked at me and he goes, ‘I thought this day would never come.’ And I was like ‘Oh my God, I needed Botox’ … there’s a sweet spot.”
Ripa — who shares three kids with husband and Live With Kelly and Mark cohost Mark Conseulas — added, “I’m a minimalist … I do the crow’s feet and I do the neck and that’s it. I do it now three times a year.” (The couple, who have been married since May 1996 are parents to Michael, 28, Lola, 24, and Joaquin, 23.)
