Kelly Ripa breaks down in tears live on television over death of beloved family member

Kelly Ripa broke down successful tears implicit the decease of beloved favored canine Chewie unrecorded connected daytime television, admitting that she thought she had got each her grief out.

During an affectional occurrence of Live with Kelly and Mark connected Wednesday, the presenter, 54, and hubby Mark Consuelos, 53, confirmed that their adopted pooch had died aged 17.

Mark shared the quality astatine the apical of the program, revealing that Chewie's wellness had rapidly declined and that she had stopped eating and go 'extremely dehydrated.'

While Kelly tried to clasp it together, she past covered her eyes with her hands earlier wiping distant her tears.

Eventually, she managed to say: 'I'm truly sorry. I thought I got it each out, guys. I truly thought I got it each out, and I apologize due to the fact that I did not.

'This is not however I wanted this to spell down. God, she gave america truthful much.'

Kelly, who besides shares four-year-old canine Lena and children Michael Consuelos, 27, Lola Consuelos, 23, and Joaquin Consuelos, 21, with Mark, continued: 'We're filled with gratitude for this dog. I apologize, I'm truthful sorry. She gave america truthful much.

'As each 1 of our kids near for assemblage and past moved retired connected their own, Chewie remained close determination similar our steadfast companion.'

Kelly went connected to accidental that Chewie 'was truthful peculiar and she was specified a bully girl.'

'She was precise overmuch similar a cat, you know, successful a batch of ways,' she added. 'She favored you erstwhile she wanted affection.

'She ne'er fto america buss her face. She was precise precious astir her face. She was not that dog.

'And, aft she passed distant past night, I kissed her a 1000 times connected the face, I kissed her nose.

'I'd ne'er kissed her chemoreceptor before. And I cognize that she was like, determination successful canine heaven, p**sed! But, I didn't attraction due to the fact that it was conscionable truthful bully to person that.'

Viewers were arsenic moved by the scenes and reached retired to Kelly connected her Instagram leafage to connection their condolences.

One said: 'Watching you present and crying! Don't apologize! Chewie is portion of your family! I went done it too. It's been 7 months and I'm inactive missing mine! You were ever talking astir some your dogs! Chewie had a large life! I'm truthful atrocious for your loss.'

Another penned: 'I cried with you portion you guys were talking astir Chewie, felt similar I knew the pup good from however you spoke truthful lovingly of her.

'I'm truthful precise atrocious for your loss, losing a beloved favored is simply a subordinate of your household and determination was nary request for you to apologize, we each felt horribly for you. She's resting successful bid present looking down connected you. God Bless you all.'

'I'm watching the amusement and crying astir the nonaccomplishment of Chewie!' a 3rd wrote. 'They are your fur babies and bring america truthful overmuch joy. Grieve arsenic overmuch arsenic you request to. I volition beryllium praying for you and your family!'

A 4th added: 'I knew the infinitesimal you walked retired contiguous what had happened. So precise atrocious for your loss. Do not apologize for being upset. She volition ever beryllium a portion of your family. We canine owners understand.'