What started as a routine morning TV appearance took a sharp and awkward turn when Mandel pushed back on what he viewed as an age dig during “Live with Kelly and Mark” Monday.<\/p>\n
“You just celebrated 70 years. You’re 70 years old,” Mark Consuelos said, setting the stage as Ripa added, “It doesn’t make any sense.”<\/p>\n
Mandel immediately chimed in.<\/p>\n
HOWIE MANDEL EXPOSES THE BIGGEST MISTAKE RISING STARS MAKE WITH THEIR MONEY<\/a><\/p>\n Howie Mandel turned 70 and sparked laughs on “Live with Kelly and Mark” by rejecting age-based praise and revealing his wild cable swimming workout. (Chris Haston\/WBTV via Getty Images; Mike Coppola\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n “What do you mean it doesn’t make any sense?” he asked.<\/p>\n Consuelos tried to keep it complimentary, saying, “You look great!”<\/p>\n But Mandel didn\u2019t appear happy with the response.<\/p>\n “I look great? That doesn’t mean anything to me. No, no, no, no. I don’t like that, because that’s a caveat,” he fired back, his tone shifting.<\/p>\n Ripa attempted damage control in her previous comments.<\/p>\n “We’re not saying you look great for 70. You look great,” she insisted.<\/p>\n Mandel doubled down.<\/p>\n Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos co-host “Live with Kelly and Mark.” (Lorenzo Bevilaqua\/Disney)<\/p>\n “Yes, you are, without saying \u201870,\u2019” Mandel said.<\/p>\n Then Consuelos appeared to stand by the comments.<\/p>\n “I am saying that. I am saying that,” he admitted.<\/p>\n HOWIE MANDEL WEIGHS IN ON MENTAL HEALTH: \u2018STIGMA STILL LIVES STRONGLY TODAY\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Mandel then reframed the “compliment” as an insult.<\/p>\n “It’s like saying you’re smart for a stupid person,” he said.<\/p>\n “Yeah,” Consuelos shot back, leaning into the moment as the audience reacted with laughter.<\/p>\n After the brief flash of tension, Mandel thanked Consuelos for his compliment.<\/p>\n “I’ll be serious for a minute. I’m gorgeous!” he quipped, drawing laughs and resetting the room.<\/p>\n Fox News Digital has reached out to Mandel, Ripa and Consuelos for comment.<\/p>\n Howie Mandel pushed back at Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos on “Live with Kelly and Mark,” calling their age-based compliment a “caveat.” (Greg Doherty\/Getty Images for Allen Media Group\/Byron Allen)<\/p>\n The “America\u2019s Got Talent” judge then revealed the unconventional fitness routine he credits for his appearance.<\/p>\n “Your friend, Jerry O\u2019Connell, has got me into the most ridiculous workout<\/a> I\u2019ve ever done in my life,” Mandel explained.<\/p>\n “I swim but \u2026 he bought me these swimming cables \u2026 which I tie onto my ankles, and then I attach them to whatever is at the side of the pool.”<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/p>\n Howie Mandel rejected a compliment from Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos at age 70, comparing it to being called “smart for a stupid person.” (Getty Images)<\/p>\n He continued, describing his fitness routine in detail.<\/p>\n “Then he gave me these frying pan paddles, and I swim for an hour and go nowhere,” Mandel said, adding he gets “so lost in it.”<\/p>\n LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n Earlier this year, the longtime Hollywood star weighed in on the biggest mistake entertainers can make after scoring their first real paychecks in an interview with Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n “Spending on anything,” he said. “There’s nothing to spend on.”<\/p>\n![\"Split](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/howie-mandel-kelly-ripa-split.jpg\")
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