While Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are in the TV business, their daughter LolaConsuelos isn’t broadcasting details of her romance with boyfriend Cassius Kidston.
Still, the 23-year-old has given fans a few rare glimpses at their relationship, including a recent anniversary tribute.
“Another year of pure magic,” Lola wrote on Instagram April 27 alongside several photos of her and Cassius, adding, “you’re heavenly.”
Granted, this wasn’t the first time the NYU alums had offered a peek inside their love story.
“Twenty five has never looked this handsome!!!” she wrote on Instagram to mark his birthday last July. “I’ll never want to know a day without you.”
And clearly, the feeling is mutual. “To many more years together,” Cassius commented underneath the birthday post, “I love you.”
However, this isn’t the only way the two have shown they’re in sync. Last week, Lola shared a video of her and Cassius singing the words to her song “wait LOLA” on TikTok— noting their choreography in the video was “on point.”
Not that this show of support would surprise followers. After all, Lola has previously spoken about how Cassius is one of her biggest cheerleaders when it comes to her music career.
“I think he’s supportive in the way that my parents are, my friends are—just great advice, letting me do my thing,” she explained to E! News in July 2023. “That’s all you can really ask for because they’re not singers. He’s not a singer. I’m the singer here. So they all give the advice that they can to the best of their ability.”
Lola and Cassius live in London, and her parents have expressed how her time across the pond has influenced her.
“Lola Consuelos—who’s spent some time in London, has a British boyfriend—she’s starting to have a strange little inflection,” Mark said on a September 2023 episode of Live With Kelly and Mark. And while Kelly clarified Lola doesn’t have a “British accent at all,” she admitted her daughter has adopted certain words. “She won’t say a ‘trash bag.’ She says a ‘bin bag,'” she noted. “She says ‘rubbish. Take out the rubbish.’ She’ll say, ‘I have to get that sorted.'”
And if you’re wondering if Kelly and Mark—who are also parents to sons Michael, 27, and Joaquin, 22—have given their daughter’s boyfriend the stamp of approval, Lola told E!, “Oh of course, 100 percent always.”
But you don’t have to take her word for it—just ask her mom.
“I like your boyfriend and the fact that he’s a great conversationalist,” Kelly said on a September 2023 episode of her podcast Let’s Talk Off Camera. “And that he is fabulous to hang out with, and I always liked that about your dad.”
Although, the Live host made it clear she wouldn’t like it if Lola and Cassius decided to elope one day much like she and Mark did when they tied the knot in Las Vegas back in 1996.
“We would literally die,” Kelly told People in an interview shared on YouTube April 23. “We would track her down, un-elope her.”
And Lola knows her parents aren’t kidding. “They track my iPhone,” she added. “They’d bring me back: ‘You’re un-eloping!'”
However, Lola has considered following in her parents’ footsteps by recreating one of their, as she put it, “unnecessary” sexy snaps with her boyfriend to give them a taste of their own medicine.
“I can’t wait to recreate it with my boyfriend,” she quipped to the outlet, “and my dad is going to have a heart attack.”
While Lola has let her disapproval of her mom and dad’s thirst traps be known, there are plenty of sweet family photos that have gotten the thumbs-up. To see some of these pics, keep reading.
Empty Nest, No Problem
For the first September in at least 20 years that she didn’t have a kid to see off to school, Kelly filled the void with a throwback from 2008.
Look Out, Behind You!
Looks like Michael’s about to get the drop on his little sister in this pic their dad shared on Lola’s 19th birthday in 2020.
Class of 2021
Joaquin is surrounded by love at his high school graduation.
Big Men on Campus
“Looks like @instasuelos just found out he won’t be @joaquinconsuelos roommate in the fall,” Kelly teased during a trip to Ann Arbor before Joaquin started at University of Michigan.
Kelly took a few days off in March 2022 to watch the Wolverines compete in the Division 1 Wrestling Championships in Detroit.
Still a freshman, Joaquin didn’t wrestle this time, but still, Kelly said on Live upon her return, “It took years off my life watching these young men.”
Generational Health
The whole family finally made it to Greece and Italy in June 2021 after the pandemic had other plans in 2020.
“Last year’s graduation trip for our oldest son and niece was delayed long enough to become a graduation trip for the family newborns as well,” Kelly shared.
Heavenly Holiday
This family pic from their Mediterranean getaway turned out so well, Kelly made it their 2021 holiday card.
A Sweet Memory
“Happy Easter from the year 2012 because Lola approved this photo,” Kelly captioned this throwback, never missing a chance to tease her perpetually appalled teen on social media.
Beautiful Girls
Mark wished the “spectacular women” in his life a happy International Women’s Day.
Apples of Her Eye
“Happy Valentine’s Day to the loves of my life!” Kelly wrote from the heart on Feb. 14, 2022.
Nice View if You Can Get It
Kelly celebrated the fruits of her labor on National Sons Day, Sept. 28, 2021.
Mommy & Son
Kelly and Mark’s eldest child, son Michael Consuelos, 24 at the time, posted this sweet throwback photo of him and his mom on her 51st birthday in 2021, writing, “Happy Birthday, Mom!! I hope you have the greatest day ever. You’re a badass and an inspiration to everyone. Also, when I call you a T. Rex, I mean it as a compliment. You should know that by now.”
History Repeating
In August 2020, Kelly Ripa shared an epic recreation of an old family photo from 2003 on Instagram. With youngest son Joaquin on her lap and older kids Michael and Lola perfectly in place, we’d say they nailed it despite the fact that, as Kelly noted, “objects may appear larger.”
Glad Grad
In May 2020, Kelly and Mark celebrated eldest son Michael’s graduation—albeit a virtual one, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic—from New York University. Marking the occasion, Kelly wrote on Instagram, “And just like that you graduated college. MJC, the joy and pride you have brought our family is indescribable. I love you with all my heart.”
All Grown Up
From kids to teenagers! “#tbt 2011 vs. 2019 Les murs sont devenus plus petits,” Kelly shared in an Instagram post that showed just how much her kids have grown.
School’s Out
“The Graduate #2019,” Kelly wrote on Instagram celebrating Lola’s final days of high school.
Star-Studded Walk
Kelly receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2015 was an all-hands-on-deck event.
Milestone Moments
Kelly matched her son’s gown and the flowers at Joaquin’s middle school graduation.
Selfie Time
When your family is this beautiful, you would likely be posing for selfies more often than not too.
Joy to the World
Holidays always bring family together and this famous crew is no exception.
Family Fun Day
Back in 2003, Kelly and husband Mark Consuelos celebrated the opening night for A Year With Frog and Toad at Maxine’s in New York City.
Red Carpet Pros
Back in 2001, Mark and Kelly took their son to the ATLANTIS The Lost Empire premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City.
Snow Day
Whether they are traveling somewhere hot and tropical or cool and snowy, this family always knows how to have a good time.
