Fans know married duo Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa first met while starring on the soap opera All My Children. While the two are now open about the early days of their decades-long romance, one of their former co-stars just gave even more insight into their immediate chemistry.

Lucci's character racked up nearly as many husbands as the actress did Daytime Emmy nominationsIn her 40-plus-year run on All My Children, Susan Lucci’s character Erica Kane racked up nearly as many husbands as the actress did Daytime Emmy nominations.

Susan Lucci reminisces about her iconic role as Erica Kane in All My Children, recalling the character's 11 marriages to eight men from 1971 to 2007.

Susan Lucci knew that Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos had ‘chemistry’ after watching his steamy ‘All My Children’ audition 30 years ago

All My Children just wouldn’t have been the same without Susan Lucci! The soaps legend opened up about her 40-year run on the ABC daytime series during Susan Lucci in Conversation with Andy Cohen: All My Children at 55, part of 92NY Recanati-Kaplan Talks, on January 14.

She saved the best for last. Susan Lucci's All My Children character, Erica Kane, was legally married eight times, and the actress revealed which husband she thought was the best for the Pine Valley diva.

Ripa and Consuelos first met in 1995 during his screen test to play her love interest on the famous soap Kelly Ripa has a lot to thank casting director Judy Blye Wilson for — and she’s well aware! The Live with Kelly and Mark co-host opened up about Wilson's impact on her life during a panel discussion at the 92Y in N.