Lacey Chabert Shocks Kelly Ripa as She Reveals Impact of Working Together onAll My ChildrenWhen She Was 7 Years Old

Mar. 15, 2025

Lacey Chabert in 1992; Kelly Ripa in 1994, both on ‘All My Children’.Photo:Ann Limongello /Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty; STEVE FENN/ABC via Getty

Ann Limongello /Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty; STEVE FENN/ABC via Getty

On Wednesday, Jan. 29, Chabert, 42 appeared onLive! with Kelly and Markand spoke about how her career intersected with the two hosts’ whenthey all appeared onAll My Children. Chabert played Bianca Montgomery, the daughter ofErica Kane’s Susan Lucci, whileRipa, 54, and Consuelos, 53, played Hayley and Mateo.

Lacey Chabert on ‘All My Children’ in 1993.ANN LIIMONGELLO/ABC

ANN LIIMONGELLO/ABC

“I started when I was 7 years old, here in the city,” Chabert said, notingAll My Childrenwas one of her earliest jobs. She appeared on the series from 1992 to 1993. Then she told Ripa, “But you know what I remember from the show is you?”

“You do?!” a surprised Ripa asked. Chabert explained, “Yes, Susan Lucci was wonderful and was so much fun but I remember you. And I thought you were just the coolest.”

“Really!?” Ripa asked. The actress said, “And I was like, ‘I want to be just like you.’ ”

Ripa joked, “And now that you’re an adult you realize I was struggling and the goofiest weirdo ever.” But Chabert said, “You’re still the best. I still want to be just like you.” Consuelos also complimented his wife, adding, “She was really, really, really, cool.”

Lacey Chabert and Kelly Ripa on ‘Live!'.ABC

ABC

This February, Chabert will star in her 41st Hallmark movie,An Unexpected Valentine. She also islaunching a new product line with Hallmarkthat will feature greeting cards, gift wrap, ornaments, glassware and other entertaining essentials.

“It’s crazy, right?! I’m so, so proud of it," she told PEOPLE in 2024 when she hit 40 Hallmark movies. “It’s really surreal.”

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“I never would’ve known when I did the first one that it would turn into what it has, and I’m just so proud of it and the journey and the excitement of all that filming 40 movies has brought to my life. It’s just been a beautiful experience,” she said.

An Unexpected Valentine, also starring Robert Buckley, premieres Sat., Feb. 1, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Hallmark Channel.

source: people.com