NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Kelly Ripa and her husband Mark Consuelos shone bright with "proud" as their daughter Lola received her degree from New York University on Wednesday, May 17. As many as 20,000 students and their families attended the event at Yankee Stadium, and the 21-year-old budding artist, who had just released her debut track, Paranoia Silverlining, hurried to reconnect with her parents.
Besides posing for several pictures with her older brother, Michael who is also an NYC alum, Lola was also photographed getting a kiss on the cheek from her parents at the Yankee Stadium. It was the same location where multi-Grammy-winning artist Taylor Swift appeared at NYU's 2022 commencement ceremony while donning a black velvet cap and purple graduation gown. The singer gave a motivational commencement address after accepting her Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa with pride.
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'We are so proud of you'
The only daughter of Ripa and Consuelos, both 52, donned a short white dress, matching high heels, and a vintage rosary as part of her academic outfit. Her mother wore a maxi dress with blue and white stripes, a black handbag, and purple sunglasses to match her daughter's cap and gown. To remember her daughter's special day, Ripa put together a video of pictures showing Lola having fun with her loved ones and classmates. Joaquin, her younger sibling who studies at the University of Michigan, didn't seem to be present at the graduation. Many fans and Ripa's famous friends left encouraging comments on her post, which garnered more than one lakh likes in just 16 hours. "#HappyGraduation and congrats @theyoungestyung … we are so proud of you ? ?? ? @instasuelos #NYU2023 #NYUCliveDavisInstitute," she captioned the post.
'HAPPY GRADUATION LOLA'
The vintage rosary that Lola wore grabbed a user's attention who commented on the post, "Lola wears her rosary necklace....love her that she is showing to everyone her faith to Jesus thru Mama Mary." "I love Lola’s necklace, where is it from? said another user. A friend noted, "Yay Lola!! We have 2 Clive Grads!!!" Another mentioned, "Congratulations!!!! How is your baby this grown up beauty???" "HAPPY GRADUATION LOLA," wished a user. Lola's aunt Adriana Consuelos also wrote a message, "Congratulations @theyoungestyung . We are so proud of you. Love you."
'Where is Joaquin?'
Some users enquired about Joaquin with one mentioning, "Congratulations Lola!!! Where is Joaquin?" "Congrats, Lola! You absolute queen ?" claimed another person.One person congratulated Ripa and Consuelos for being excellent parents because their children are thriving in life. "Your children are successful in life because of you@and marks parenting skills and love of family and support," said the person. "you must be so@proud of these young adults …they will do great things for this world ? congratulations to you all."
Why did Joaquin leave home?
Joaquin Consuelos, the youngest son of Ripa and Consuelos, decided to leave home to begin a new chapter, and his proud parents totally supported him in his choice. The family had some significant changes in September 2021. It was a highly emotional time for them when the cast members of 'All My Children' left him at the University of Michigan for college. "We dropped him off at school and we gave him a hug — it was actually brutally painful," Kelly said in an episode of Live With Kelly and Ryan at the time. "And I said, 'I did not realize that 18 years would go so fast.' And he didn't say anything, he was just giving me a hug. But he turned to walk away, and I said, 'Wait, Joaquin, one more!' And he kept walking, and I knew that it was happening to him too — the emotion."
While Joaquin seemed to be doing well at school, Kelly revealed that a recent winter storm put her son and his roommates in a dangerous predicament. "Joaquin and his roommates lost power in their apartment," she told on Live in February 2023, jokingly adding, "I guess they were using the women's volleyball team's facilities, and they were just saying how nice their locker room was," as cited by Yahoo!
