Kelly Ripa Likes To Observe The Strife At The Other Tables While Dining Out Alone: You Have To Be Very Careful Because You Can Fall Into Their Laps [Video]

Solo dining may be “booming,” but Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos have long been onboard with the trend.

Ripa read about its surge in popularity on Live with Kelly and Mark today, prompting her and Consuelos to agree that they both enjoy going out to eat alone.

“I don’t find shame in it. I don’t find it uncomfortable,” she acknowlegded.

She continued reading that the spike in solo dining is in part due to the pandemic and “people distancing from one another,” as well as people “having social media now” and being just “fine” sitting on their phones at the table. However, Ripa has her own dining-out distraction.

“I prefer to sit in a restaurant alone and observe the strife at the other tables,” she quipped.

Consuelos asked, “Can you hear what they’re saying?”

Ripa replied, “Sometimes, if I lean over enough. But you have to be very careful because you can fall into their laps. In New York …