Kelly Ripa jokes about ‘bare flying’ and journey consolation

Kelly Ripa has some sturdy opinions about how individuals gown for flights.

During the Monday, Jan. 5 episode of “Live with Kelly and Mark,” the longtime host revealed that she skips carrying a bra when flying, a private behavior she jokingly lumped into what she thought was a rising journey pattern.

The dialog started as Ripa and her husband, co-host Mark Consuelos, mentioned viral journey behaviors. Ripa first weighed in on “raw-dogging,” a time period used to explain passengers who sit by means of flights with out books, motion pictures or music.

“That sounds like a precursor to psychopathy,” Ripa stated, including that staring straight forward for hours sounded “torturous for no reason.”

The couple then turned to a different buzzword: “naked flying,” which Ripa initially misunderstood. Rather than referring to clothes, the pattern describes vacationers who board planes with little to no baggage. Consuelos admitted he has participated in a gentle model, flying with solely a backpack.

Ripa, nevertheless, thought the time period utilized to her personal in-flight consolation guidelines.

“I don’t wear a bra on an airplane,” she stated. “I just refuse. Life is hard. What’s the point?”

Consuelos shortly clarified that he had envisioned one thing far more literal, noting that flying with out garments or help didn’t appear sensible.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy would certainly have one thing to say. Flying nude would not look like it might be consistent with the DOT’s “The Golden Age of Travel Starts with You” marketing campaign, which inspires dressing with respect at airports and within the air. (Flying bare additionally would most likely be unlawful on all however a personal jet, anyway.)

Undeterred, Ripa stated 2026 may be the yr she absolutely embraces “naked flying,” planning to board with simply her telephone, pockets and lip balm.

Zach Wichter is a journey reporter and writes the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY. He relies in New York and you’ll attain him at zwichter@usatoday.com.