Howie Mandel Finger-Points After Kelly Ripa Comments On His Looks: I Dont Like That

LOADINGERROR LOADINGHowie Mandel may be fresh off a milestone birthday, but he isn’t ready to interpret Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos’ recent comments about his age and appearance as compliments.The actor stopped by “Live With Kelly & Mark” this week, where the co-hosts belatedly acknowledged his 70th birthday last November.

Advertisement Ripa noted the comedian’s age “doesn’t make any sense,” while Consuelos chimed in, saying to Mandel, “You look great.”Mandel, however, wasn’t thrilled by their assessments.Watch Howie Mandel’s appearance on “Live with Kelly and Mark” below.

“What do you mean, it doesn’t make any sense?” he playfully shot back.“I look great? That doesn’t mean anything to me.

No, no, no.I don’t like that because that’s a caveat.” Advertisement Ripa then clarified, “We’re not saying you look great for 70.

You look great.We’re saying you look great, and I don’t believe you’re 70.” Mandel, however, still wasn’t won over.

“It’s like saying you’re smart for a stupid person,” he said, before quipping: “Honestly, now, I’ll be serious for a minute.I’m gorgeous!”On social media, most viewers seemed on board with Mandel’s assessment.

“You’re absolutely right, Howie, what does 70 look like?” one person wrote on Facebook.Instagram users felt similarly, with one person noting: “Not only about looking good it’s the energy that comes with it.” Advertisement Actor and comedian Howie Mandel celebrated his 70th birthday last November.

Phillip Faraone via Getty ImagesFortunately, any potential awkwardness between the co-hosts and their famous guest soon dissipated.The chat turned to Mandel’s fitness regimen, which he said was recommended to him by fellow actor and TV personality, Jerry O’Connell.

His daily routine, he said, now involves swimming with weighted cables, “which I tie onto my ankles, and then I attach them to whatever is at the side of th...