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Carlos De Loera

Kelly Ripa: 'I loved him' but working with co-host Regis Philbin 'was not a cakewalk'

Kelly Ripa is finally ready to reminisce about her complex relationship with former "Live With Regis and Kelly" co-host Regis Philbin.

In a recent interview with People, Ripa spoke of the difficulties she had when writing about her time with Philbin in her new book, "Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories."

"There were good and bad days. I don't want to feel like I'm slamming anyone or that I'm being disrespectful," Ripa said of her experience with Philbin. "But I also want people to know it was not a cakewalk. It took years to earn my place there and earn things that are routinely given to the men I worked with. Including an office and a place to put my computer."

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