Kelly Ripa

Kelly Ripa is of the opinion that menopausal symptoms shouldn't have a stigma attached to it. She wants to encourage people to take advantage of the benefits of this phase of life. "I love not getting my period. There -- I said that," Ripa said on an October. 2023 episode of her podcast, Let's Talk Off Camera.

She also discussed her experience at the start of perimenopause and how confusing it was -- not surprising given the lack of knowledge that most of us are lacking. "I was unable to sit and I wasn't sure the cause. My doctor suggested that I might be perimenopausal. I replied, No I'm not. I'm having my period all the time. She said, Yeah this is perimenopausal. It's an aspect of it.