{"id":230587,"date":"2026-03-25T12:36:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T12:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/howie-mendel-goes-off-on-kelly-ripa-over-compliment\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T12:36:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T12:36:37","slug":"howie-mendel-goes-off-on-kelly-ripa-over-compliment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/howie-mendel-goes-off-on-kelly-ripa-over-compliment\/","title":{"rendered":"Howie Mendel Goes Off on Kelly Ripa Over Compliment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Last November, Howie Mandel turned 70 years old.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re thinking of paying him a compliment on not looking his age, you might want to think again.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly Ripa learned that lesson the hard way this week.<\/p>\n<p>During one tense moment, Howie actually <em>snapped <\/em>at Kelly, seeming irritated at a run-of-the-mill compliment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_03-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Howie Mendel lectures hosts Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos.\" class=\"wp-image-551364 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_03-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_03-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_03-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_03-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_03-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_03-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_03-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_03-Cropped.png 1610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_03-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On \u2018Live With Kelly &amp; Mark,\u2019 guest Howie Mendel appears to lecture the hosts.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: ABC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-be-careful-how-you-compliment-people\">Be careful how you compliment people \u2026<\/h2>\n<p>No, we don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on here, either.<\/p>\n<p>On the Monday, March 23 episode of <em>Live With Kelly And Mark<\/em>, eponymous hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/11\/kelly-ripa-mark-consuelos-7-minutes-generous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos<\/a> interviewed their guest.<\/p>\n<p>As is pretty normal, they congratulated their guest, Howie Mendel, on his milestone birthday.<\/p>\n<p>(Birthday compliments that comes months late are a little unusual \u2014 but not for a milestone like turning 70.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t make any sense,\u201d praised. This seemed to set off her guest.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Howie Mandel Says He&#039;s Gorgeous at 70\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JnZmQsH9ADA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhat do you mean it doesn\u2019t make any sense?\u201d Howie demanded, signaling a shift in his tone and demeanor.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, Kelly\u2019s remark was because it\u2019s hard to believe that a man in such good shape could be 70.<\/p>\n<p>When Kelly was growing up in the \u201970s and \u201980s, a 70-year-old was someone who keenly remembered prohibition \u2014 and they simply did not have Howie\u2019s skin or body or vigor.<\/p>\n<p>Mark chimed int o try to explain, simplifying her statement by telling Howie that it\u2019s because \u201cyou look great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat I look great?\u201d Mandel repeated back to him. \u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Howie Mendel at 70.\" class=\"wp-image-551365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Howie Mendel at 70.\" class=\"wp-image-551365 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Can you believe that Howie Mendel turned 70 in 2025? <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: ABC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-much-of-this-fight-is-genuine-at-least-a-little-it-seems\">How much of this fight is genuine? At least a little, it seems<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cNo, no, no,\u201d Howie protested. \u201cI don\u2019t like that because that\u2019s a caveat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He explained: \u201c\u2019Cause you tell someone you\u2019re 70, and they go, \u2018you look great\u2014\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To his credit, he did seem to crack a smile when Kelly objected to his framing of her words. But it does seem like this comes from a real place, you know?<\/p>\n<p>Mark, truly one of the greatest-looking dudes on the planet, told Howie that they\u2019re \u201cnot saying you look great for 70 [years old]. Rather, \u201cWe\u2019re saying you look great and I don\u2019t believe you\u2019re 70.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Howie challenged the hosts to deliver that compliment \u201cwithout saying \u201970.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_02-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Howie Mendel challenges Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos' compliments.\" class=\"wp-image-551366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_02-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_02-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_02-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_02-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_02-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_02-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_02-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_02-Cropped.png 1610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_02-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Howie Mendel challenges Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos' compliments.\" class=\"wp-image-551366 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_02-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_02-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_02-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_02-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_02-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_02-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_02-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_02-Cropped.png 1610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_02-Cropped.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">After Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos complimented him, Howie Mendel went off.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: ABC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNo, no. It\u2019s like saying you\u2019re smart for a stupid person,\u201d Howie argued, though it seemed that the absurdity had set in by this point.<\/p>\n<p>The audience cracked up.<\/p>\n<p>Howie leaned into the bit, saying: \u201c\u2018Oh, you seem smart, you seem smart,\u2019 you see, no, I don\u2019t look good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, he ultimately opted to ease the tension, by simply agreeing that he is \u201cgorgeous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then, Howie revealed the \u201cridiculous\u201d workout routine that he says has put him in such good shape.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_04-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Howie Mendel describes his workout.\" class=\"wp-image-551367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_04-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_04-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_04-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_04-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_04-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_04-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_04-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_04.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_04-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Howie Mendel describes his workout.\" class=\"wp-image-551367 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_04-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_04-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_04-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_04-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_04-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_04-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_04-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_04.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_use_howiemendel_04.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Explaining his fitness, Howie Mendel describes the 1-hour workout that he does every day.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: ABC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-this-does-sound-like-a-great-workout\">This does sound like a great workout<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cYour friend, Jerry O\u2019Connell, got me into the most ridiculous workout I\u2019ve ever done in my life,\u201d Howie revealed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI swim but have these cables which I tie onto my ankles,\u201d he described, \u201cand then I attach them to whatever is at the side of the pool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Howie continued: \u201cThen he gave me these frying pan paddles and I swim for an hour and go nowhere.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>That is a resistance swimming technique, as each brush of his arms requires much more strength to move much more water.<\/p>\n<p>The real secret may be that Howie gets \u201cso lost in it.\u201d The best workout routines are the ones that you can enjoy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/howie-mandel-kelly-ripa-altercation-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Last November, Howie Mandel turned 70 years old. If you\u2019re thinking of paying him a compliment on not looking his age, you might want to think again. Kelly Ripa learned that lesson the hard way this week. During one tense moment, Howie actually snapped at Kelly, seeming irritated at a run-of-the-mill [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":230589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-230587","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}