Great news, soap fans: Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are heading back to the show where they fell in love. The couple are scheduled to return to Pine Valley for the 40th anniversary episode of All My Children early next year, ABC announced Friday. This will be the first time either has appeared on AMC since their departure in 2002.

Kelly says Live With Regis & Kelly will air behind-the-scenes footage next month of the couple’s return to Pine Valley.

The All My Children 40th Anniversary Special will air on Jan. 4 and 5.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos have issued a cease-and-desist letter to the National Enquirer demanding “a full public retraction” of the tabloid’s front-page story, which claims that the lovable power couple have “split.” Read the rest of this entry »