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The Crazy Reason Why Kelly Ripa “Couldn’t Smile” for 6 Months

“I’m going to tell you a story I’ve never told anyone.”

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Daytime star Kelly Ripa isn’t totally silent when it comes to her Botox use. The 46-year-old openly discusses getting treatment, crediting it in the past for “changing her life,” helping to keep her beauty routine simple and “cutting her getting-ready time in half.”

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Now, she’s saying she had a bout with some bad Botox about a year ago. “I’m going to tell you a story I’ve never told anyone. I got bad Botox about…what was it, a year ago? And it was bad. It did something to my good side, so then I had two bad sides. I’m not kidding!” she admitted on Wednesday’s Live! With Kelly show with guest Megyn Kelly.

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While it is wearing off, Ripa added, “I’m starting to look myself again, but there was about a six-month period where people were like: ‘What’s wrong with Kelly? She doesn’t smile anymore.’ And I was like: ‘I am smiling!’”

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