Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos powered through their Wednesday broadcast of Live with Kelly and Mark, despite suffocating under the weight of a deeply personal loss the day before.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos first met and fell in love with their beloved rescue dog, Chewie, on their long-running ABC talk show — and now, the couple are mourning his death with viewers. On Wednesday, February 5, a teary Ripa shared that a vet had come to her family's New York City home to put the 17-year-old Shih Tzu to sleep.

Mark Consuelos is making his way back to the big screen — and Kelly Ripa is begging for more information about it. On January 28, Deadline announced Mark would be joining the cast of the upcoming movie Scream 7.

I know you’re taking it hard, so I’ll do the heavy lifting today,” he told Ripa, who broke down on the air. “I know, I’m really sorry. I thought I got it all out, guys. I really thought I got it all out,

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are mourning the loss of their beloved dog, Chewie, who died on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the age of 17. The couple opened up Wednesday's episode of Live with Kelly and Mark by revealing the news of Chewie's death,