‘Bachelorette’ Jenn Tran Defends Her Awkward Questioning Of Kelly Ripa

Jenn Tran claims all is good between her and Kelly Ripa one week after they engaged in an awkward exchange on “Live With Kelly and Mark.”

“The Bachelorette” season 21 star spoke out during a July 15, 2024 appearance on Jason Tartick’s “Trading Secrets” podcast to reveal she did not take offense to Ripa schooling her on finding love on TV.

“Honestly, I will say, Kelly and I, it was all in good fun,” Tran, 26, said on Tartick’s podcast. “We have this sarcastic banter. I could tell the vibes, you know. I didn’t take anything she said to heart.” “The Bachelorette” star added, “I think it was all really in good fun.”

Kelly Ripa Shut Down Jenn Tran After ‘The Bachelorette’ Star Asked Her Where She Met Her Husband

Things went awry during Tran’s July 8 interview on “Live With Kelly and Mark,” which aired hours before her debut as “The Bachelorette” on ABC. In the interview with host Ripa and her husband Mark Consuelos, Tran reacted to Ripa’s question about “why” she decided to go on a TV show to meet a man when she could meet a guy “anywhere.”

“Is Hinge any better?” Tran asked the morning show host.

“No not Hinge. The office. Medical school,” Ripa replied.

Tran then questioned Ripa and Consuelos, who met when they were co-stars on the ABC soap opera “All My Children” in 1995 and married months later. “I have a question,” Tran asked Ripa, 53. “Where did you meet your husband?… On TV.”

Ripa fired back. “No, no, no, no. no, no, no!” she said. “Those are not the same,” the visibly fired-up talk show host said to Tran. “We were both professionals. Are you acting on your show?”

Ripa then clarified, “I didn’t marry [‘All My Children’ character] Mateo Santos, I married Mark Consuelos.”

Later in the interview, Tran refused to tell Ripa the fate of one of her suitors and advised her, “You’ll have to watch tonight to see.”

Ripa revealed she would not be tuning into the rose-filled reality show that airs on the network she works for.