Kelly Ripa loves her mom through and through, including her voluminous hairdo.
In honor of Thanksgiving, the Live With Kelly and Ryan cohost flipped through family photo albums and found an incredible one of her mom, Esther Ripa. In one particular picture, which Kelly posted on Instagram, Esther wears a teal long-sleeve dress and flaunts a 1960s-inspired beehive hairstyle. She also holds a young Kelly, who is dressed all in white, on her lap while smiling at the camera.
Kelly paid homage to her mom in a Flashback Friday Instagram post giving fashion credit where it was due. "#fbf especially grateful for this gorgeous lady," Kelly captioned the heartwarming family photo. "Special shoutout to mom's hair. Thankful it never collapsed during a single thanksgiving 🙏🏼🦃🎉."
After seeing just how much Kelly and her mom look alike in the snap, fans immediately began flooding the comments section with shocked reactions. “Ummm I literally thought it was you! You may have to recreate this! 😍 ❤️,” one person wrote. “You are her clone. Beautiful ❤️ hair for days 😂,” another added. “The beautiful Miss Essie slaying as always 😍 🙌,” a different fan said.
Among the folks admiring the uncanny resemblance were a few of Kelly’s celebrity friends. “This hair commitment is really next level 🙏🏼✨,” Lisa Rinna wrote. “Omg! Her hair is EVERYTHING!!!” actress Kate Hudson commented. “Omg she looks exactly like u!! ❤️,” broadcast journalist Katie Couric said. “Resemblance is stunning (and that little turkey on her lap 😘 ),” journalist David Muir quipped.
Leading up to the turkey-filled holiday, Kelly also shared a different picture of her parents on their wedding day. “Especially thankful for my ♥️♥️’s Essie and Joe, aka mom and dad,” she wrote alongside it. “(And now the pre thanksgiving workout of combing through family photos and old vendettas 🦃) circa:1962 #thankful.”
Live fans might already know that the TV personality never passes up a chance to tell her family how much she loves them, including her older sister, Linda. And when you add Kelly’s own kids into the mix, whom she shares with husband, Mark Consuelos, there’s plenty to be thankful for all year round.
