First Guest on ‘Live! With Kelly and Michael’ Details Backstage ‘Tension’

Ripa returned Tuesday, joked: 'Our long national nightmare is over'

Kelly Ripa, the co-host of “Live! with Kelly and Michael,” returned to the show on Tuesday, April 26, delivering a monologue about her absence.

And Bellamy Young, who was the first guest on the morning talk show, said that Ripa’s return was tense.

Actress Bellamy Young attends the celebration of ABC's TGIT Line-up held at Gracias Madre on Sept. 26, 2015 in West Hollywood, California. (Mark Davis/Getty Images)

In this Oct. 12, 2015 file photo, Kelly Ripa, left, poses with Michael Strahan, her co-host on the daily television talk show "Live with Kelly and Michael," during a ceremony honoring Ripa with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)