Marcos Consuelos isn’t the least bit mad that he wasn’t asked to go shirtless on his new TV show.
Speaking with ET’s Rachel Smith at the premiere of her MAX series, The girls on the busthe actor, 52, said he was “not at all” envious of his co-star, Scott Foleywho had to undress for a scene.
“I wasn’t jealous. Are you kidding?” Consuelos said, laughing. “No no no no.”
For the soap opera alum, he says he would “always hand it over” to someone else if it were up to him — especially after four seasons on the CW. Riverdale, where his character, Hiram Lodge, was often shirtless.
“I’m happy to just wear a jacket,” he shared, adding that his wife, Kelly Ripa, I wasn’t mad either. “I think she was happy for me.”
Probably most excited about the actor and TV presenter keeping his shirt on? His three children with Ripa — Michael, 26, Lola, 22, and Joaquin, 21. “Especially the kids,” he joked.
In the new project, Consuelos plays a Hollywood action star turned politician with presidential hopes. He says it was a fun change for him, as he’s used to his more dramatic roles on shows like Riverdale It is All my children.
“Yeah, he (the character) did a poll on Twitter and he – just for fun – realized that he was polling really, really high, like the highest of all the other candidates, which is like, you know, interesting. “, said Consuelos about his character.
So, does the actor-turned-TV presenter have any hope of entering politics at some point? It’s not a chance.
“I don’t think… it would be necessary – there isn’t a dollar sign high enough,” he joked.
Political aspirations aside, Consuelos agreed that his wife of nearly 28 years would make a “remarkable” first lady, saying, “She would be. The most chic.”
The girls on the bus, which also stars Carla Gugino and Melissa Benoist, premieres on MAX on March 14.
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