She retired from acting in 1994 but gave her voice to her Gremlin character in Lego Dimensions video game in 2015.
After original co-host Regis Philbin left in 2011, there was a string of celebrity fill-ins that included Jerry Seinfeld, Neil Patrick Harris, and Howie Mandel.
His announcement caused Ripa to throw an epic tantrum, during which she refused to show up on set for four days.