Ripa's daughter, Lola, was "devastated" packing up the "Live" studio as the show moved to a new set. "This workspace stuff is temporary," Ripa said. "Get over it!" A fear of being fired from her beloved soap opera role on All My Children taught Kelly Ripa not to become tied to anything but her family — not even her daily gig as a morning TV icon on Live With Kelly & Mark.

Kelly Ripa was "terrified" of being fired from 'All My Children' because she loved having the job security that comes with being on a soap opera.

"I knew it was a temporary space, so I never allowed myself to attach," Ripa said of life as a soap opera actress