In her absence, an array of celebrity guests, including Kevin Jonas, Scott Foley, Sarah Chalke, Mila Kunis and Garcelle Beauvais, have joined Consuelos to help him host the show. On July 27, Consuelos confirmed his wife made it through the procedure just fine, but she wasn't yet able to speak or eat normal foods as she healed. "You can’t examine it, which means pulling down the lip." Live With Kelly and Mark is going on summer break and will switch to pre-recorded content for the next month. On September 8, Ripa is set to make her grand return in her first live episode since her surgery.