Kelly Ripa and husband Mark Consuelos step out with their sons in NYC... after Bachelor controversy

Published: 11:23 EDT, 20 May 2019 | Updated: 13:47 EDT, 20 May 2019

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Live! with Kelly and Ryan host Kelly Ripa hit the Manhattan streets on Sunday with her husband, Riverdale star Mark Consuelos, and their sons Joaquin and Michael.

The Spanish-born 48-year-old gave the New Jersey-born 48-year-old a high five during their family stroll.

The married couple of 23 years coordinated in T-shirts and blue jeans, with Kelly rocking glittery silver Mary Janes.

Family: Live! with Kelly and Ryan host Kelly Ripa hit the Manhattan streets on Sunday with her husband, Riverdale star Mark Consuelos (L), and their sons Joaquin (2-L) and Michael (R)

Ripa's street sighting came five days after she made waves by (rightfully) slamming the Bachelor franchise as 'disgusting.'

'Guys, you know how I feel about this show. It disgusts me,' the petite perky presenter said Tuesday on Live!

'I thought that I was disgusted because I couldn’t stand the idea of 25 exceptional women fighting over one ordinary fella, in my opinion. You know how I feel, ladies: We are too special to be arguing over a guy.'

The six-time Daytime Emmy winner angered Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss, who claimed that the dating competition 'pays her salary' because her talk show is also on ABC.

'Easy come': The Spanish-born 48-year-old gave the New Jersey-born 48-year-old a high five during their family stroll

Still going strong: The married couple of 23 years coordinated in T-shirts and blue jeans, with Kelly rocking glittery silver Mary Janes

Bachelor host Chris Harrison then tried to hype Bachelor/Bachelorette fans into outrage by tweeting that Kelly was 'coming after them.'

Ellen Pompeo - who earns $20M a year to star in ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy - tweeted at Fleiss for claiming his shows pay Ripa's salary.

'Your show does NOT pay @KellyRipa salary. Also we don't attack successful women on our network and men certainly cannot take credit for their success,' the 49-year-old Golden Globe nominee wrote Thursday.

'Don't get me started on your show cuz I'm a savage.... #bachelorsoooowhite.'

'It disgusts me': Ripa's street sighting came five days after she made waves by slamming the Bachelor franchise as 'disgusting'

'Easy': The six-time Daytime Emmy winner angered Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss, who claimed that the dating competition 'pays her salary' because her talk show is also on ABC

Haters gonna hate: Bachelor host Chris Harrison then tried to hype Bachelor/Bachelorette fans into outrage by tweeting that Kelly was 'coming after them'

Kelly's Daytime Emmy-nominated husband Mark retweeted Pompeo and replied: 'Couldn't have said it better myself.. #youvelosttheplotmike.'

And on Friday, Wendy Williams weighed in on the controversy agreeing that the Bachelor franchise was 'degrading' during her talk show's Hot Topics segment.

'I'm not a fan of The Bachelor or The Bachelorette either,' the 54-year-old Daytime Emmy nominee said.

'It's so stupid, women parading themselves around. It depends on who you are, what you want to do with your life. For me, it's degrading.'

'#bachelorsoooowhite': Ellen Pompeo - who earns $20M a year to star in ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy - tweeted at Fleiss for claiming his shows pay Ripa's salary

Kelly's Daytime Emmy-nominated husband Mark retweeted Pompeo and replied: 'Couldn't have said it better myself... #youvelosttheplotmike'

'It's so stupid': On Friday, Wendy Williams weighed in on the controversy agreeing that the Bachelor franchise was 'degrading' during her talk show's Hot Topics segment

Williams concluded: 'While I don't care for beauty pageants and shows like The Bachelor and The Bachelorette where people do that, these days the contestants I believe are a little bit smarter and they end up, well, doing anything that they want. They use us for the ratings.'

And the odds are against contestants as only six winning couples remain together from The Bachelorette and only one winning couple is still together from The Bachelor.

By contrast, Ripa and Consuelos have been happily married since eloping in 1996 after portraying onscreen lovers Hayley and Mateo on the ABC soap opera All My Children.

Kelly and Mark are the proud parents of three children - son Michael, turning 22 next month; daughter Lola, turning 18 next month; and son Joaquin, 16.

Season 15: The odds are against contestants as only six winning couples remain together from The Bachelorette and only one winning couple is still together from The Bachelor

Soap stars: By contrast, Ripa and Consuelos have been happily married since eloping in 1996 after portraying onscreen lovers Hayley and Mateo on ABC's All My Children

'#mothersday': Kelly and Mark are the proud parents of three children - son Michael, turning 22 next month; daughter Lola, turning 18 next month; and son Joaquin, 16