On her 55th birthday episode of Live With Kelly and Mark, Kelly Ripa stunned fans with a dramatic confession about her marriage — even admitting that just three days earlier, she had screamed at husband and co-host Mark Consuelos.

The TV icon, known for her honesty and humor, revealed the truth during a candid moment that quickly turned into one of the show’s most talked-about exchanges.

“I love alone time,” Ripa explained to the audience, referencing an article she had read about how essential personal space is to emotional balance. But then she turned to her husband and admitted what really happens when he disrupts her private moments.

“Sometimes when I’m enjoying my alone time and you come into the room, I want to scream,” she confessed, laughing but visibly serious. “It feels like you’ve ended my time just because you’re finished with yours. That’s exactly what happened just three days ago — I was still recharging, and Mark barged in. I yelled because I wasn’t ready to give that up.”

Consuelos responded with his trademark humor, joking that the “schedule” she mentioned didn’t actually say “Kelly alone time.” Ripa shot back, “Well, then I’ll be more specific from now on.”

Despite the playful argument, the couple’s love was still front and center. Earlier in the show, Consuelos melted hearts with a sweet tribute: “Today is very important. It’s the day the love of my life was born. Happy birthday, sweetheart.”

The two, who eloped in Las Vegas in 1996 after meeting on All My Children, have been married for nearly three decades — weathering ups, downs, and even neighbor complaints (like a Halloween kids’ party back in 1999 that was somehow called in for “noise”).

Now, as they continue hosting Live With Kelly and Mark, their marriage remains a mix of romance, comedy, and very real confessions — even the ones that leave fans stunned.