Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos to Produce New Soap Star Reality Show

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are getting real and dirty!  The happily married couple have announced that they are co-producing a new reality series, centered around the real lives of soap actors. The eight-episode series, Dirty Soap, will follow six soap stars and give a "titillating look at these stunning thespians as they navigate high-profile careers during pivotal moments in the industry and deal with their own real-life drama," according to a statement. According to Soap Opera Digest, the cast will include One Life to Live's real-life loves Farah Fath and John-Paul Lavoisier, Nadia Bjorlin and Galen Gering from Days of Our Lives, and Kirsten Storms and former Dancing with the Stars champ Kelly Monaco from General Hospital. During a fan club events this past weekend, Monaco and Storms were already being followed by camera crews. "Kirsten and I, and two other girls, Farah Fath and Nadia Bjorlin, wanted to raise awareness of daytime," Monaco told the crowd. "So, you'll see us at work, but you'll get a bit of our personal lives as well. It's going to be great for daytime because it puts the spotlight behind the scenes on what happens there and what happens when we get home — and I'm nervous as hell ." Ripa and Consuelos say they took on this project because daytime TV has a very special place in their hearts. The couple fell in love as costars on All My Children in 1995, and eloped in 1996.  "Having met on the soaps we know all too well how much work and dedication it takes," they said. Fifteen years later, they are still together and have three children, Michael, 14, Lola, 10, and Joaquin, 8.Source: http://www.ivillage.com/kelly-ripa-mark-consuelos-produce-new-soap-star-reality-show/1-a-368557Christina Ricci

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