Ripa and Consuelos previously shared on TV that their beloved 17-year-old Shih Tzu died last week after her health began to fail

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos announced the death of their family dog Chewie on Live Wednesday, sharing that she had passed at the age of 17.

Celebrities can still have their own celebrity crushes — who they may even marry! Mark Consuelos tackled an interesting ThriftBooks study on Monday’s Live with Kelly and Mark, reading that “17% of married readers typically picture their spouse when imagining the love interest in a novel.” In fact, he insisted he would do the same.

"It’s probably one of the toughest things we’ve had to do as a married couple," Consuelos said Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are mourning the loss of their beloved dog, Chewie, who died on Tuesday, Feb.

The Live cohosts recalled a comical story on Tuesday morning's show, involving a text message mixup from earlier in their relationship, after Ripa revealed that the couple had once exchanged phone numbers with Roker after meeting him at an event, in the hopes of planning to get a meal with him in the future.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos revealed that their daughter, Lola Consuelos, is always thinking ahead. During an episode of Live With Kelly and Mark on Thursday, January 30, the couple shared that their middle child was already thinking about her parents’ retirement plans.

On this morning's "Live with Kelly and Mark," Ripa reacted to the announcement that husband and co-host Mark Consuelos joined the cast of "Scream 7." "Is that what you've been doing behind my back?," Ripa joked.

Fortunately, Kelly Ripa has the support of Mark Consuelos as they navigate their dog Chewie’s recent death. On this morning’s Live with Kelly and Mark, she and Consuelos shared that they were on a plane during the Super Bowl on Sunday evening (Feb.