Being the child of a celebrity means that at one point in your life you’ll accompany your famous parent to an industry event where there’s a good chance that you’ll walk the red carpet. This is an opportunity for the public to see how much they’ve grown over the years.
This week, actress and Live! co-host Kelly Ripa was one of the hosts of the 2017 CNN Heroes-All Star Tribute event in New York City, and she brought along a very special date – her daughter.
Instead of walking the red carpet with her husband of 21 years, All My Children star Mark Consuelos, Ripa, 46, had her teenage daughter, Lola Grace, join her at the annual event.
Despite being the spawn of two famous parents, Ripa and Consuelos’s middle child has largely remained out of the spotlight while growing up. For a while, Ripa and Consuelos only gave us a glimpse into their family, which also includes their first born, 20-year-old Michael, and the youngest, 14-year-old Joaquin, through social media, but that’s starting to change.
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Nowadays, the Consuelos brood have been making appearances alongside their parents on the red carpet, and they’re no longer as little as we remembered them.
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16-year-old Lola stole all the attention from her mother at the CNN event and she’s definitely inherited her parents’ good looks.
While Ripa opted for a long-sleeved little black dress adorned with sequins, Lola turned heads in a bubblegum pink sweater dress, nude pumps, and dainty gold jewelry.
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At the event, CNN honored ten heroes with $10,000 cash prizes for their efforts, and the Hero of the Year award was presented to Amy Wright, who received an extra $100,000 for her work with people with disabilities.
Throughout the night the mother-daughter pair also had the chance to mingle with other A-list celebrities, including the event’s co-host Anderson Cooper, Christian Bale, Sterling K. Brown, and Amber Tamblyn.
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Although Lola’s rare appearance is making headlines, it isn’t her first event. Back in May she joined her mother at the 2017 New Jersey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
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Last year, she also made an unexpected appearance with her father at the premiere of the film Nine Lives. The teen is still in school and has not revealed if she plans to follow in her parents’ footsteps, but in the meantime, she’s getting all the practice she needs.
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We can’t believe how much she’s grown right before our eyes! Can’t wait to see where her parents take her next.