Monday, September 22, 2008

Kelly Ripa: Hanging Out with David Blaine in NYC

Her role as host on “Live with Regis and Kelly” has given her all kinds of unique experiences. And earlier today Kelly Ripa gave ‘hanging out’ a whole new meaning.

The talk show hottie was spotted over at the Wollman Rink in New York City suspended in a trapeze contraption as part of a segment with illusionist David Blaine.

And Ripa looked to be a mixture of fear and excitement as she smiled for the paparazzi, sporting a black tank top along with black Capri stretch shorts along with a harness.

When she’s not working on her uber-popular morning show, Kelly is all about helping charities. And her work with the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund has her teaming up with Electolux.

She told press, “About six years ago I was asked to host an Ovarian Cancer [Research Fund] fundraiser out in the Hamptons - Super Saturday - [and] it was so successful, we raised a lot of money. I realized after that that I didn’t know very much about ovarian cancer.”

“Not one, but two friends of mine were diagnosed and I made it my thing, my cause, my mission, to raise money and awareness.... [The message of the OCRF] is early detection, looking for early warning signs, being in tune with your body and, of course, raising as much money as possible to eradicate the disease, which is where Electrolux comes into play.”

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Enjoy the pictures of Kelly Ripa hanging upside down with David Blaine (September 22).