Kelly Ripa, 54, opened up about gaining weight after quitting alcohol. On Live With Kelly and Mark, she told guest co-host Andy Cohen that she expected to lose weight when she stopped drinking but instead gained 12 pounds.
Ripa said she assumed giving up booze would make her “too skinny,” but instead she thinks she replaced alcohol with more sugar. She first quit drinking during a sober month with friends in 2020 and never went back.
Ripa added that staying alcohol-free makes her feel and look better, and she no longer deals with next-day grogginess — even though she was never a heavy drinker.