Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos enjoy lending their voices to great causes.
The couple attended the TrevorLIVE New York Gala at Cipriani Wall Street, hosted by The Trevor Project, on Monday where the pair were honored with the Champions Award for their continued allyship and commitment to supporting The Trevor Project’s mission to end suicide among LGBTQ youth.
“It’s oftentimes that people who suffer from alienation, loneliness or isolation are the most giving of those very things. They are the most giving and welcoming and loving,” Ripa told ET’s Brooke Anderson in an intimate sit-down ahead of the event. “So anytime I can lend my voice, my small voice, whatever it is that I can do to help and to really show people that we all are the same. We are the same and we are all deserving of equality.”
“Until we are all equal, nobody is equal,” she stated, with Consuelos adding, “This night’s about hope. So it’s really about hope and I think that’s a good cure for many things.”
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US actress Kelly Ripa (L) and her husband Mark Consuelos arrive for the 90th Annual Academy Awards on March 4, 2018, in Hollywood, California./ AFP PHOTO / ANGELA WEISS(Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)
US actress Kelly Ripa (L) and her husband Mark Consuelos arrive for the 90th Annual Academy Awards on March 4, 2018, in Hollywood, California./ AFP PHOTO / ANGELA WEISS(Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 20:Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos attend Logo TV Fire Island Premiere Party at Atlas Social Club on April 20, 2017 in New York City.(Photo by Santiago Felipe/Getty Images for VH1 & Logo Communications)
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 20:Executive producers Mark Consuelos (L) and Kelly Ripa attend the ‘Fire Island’ New York Premiere at Atlas Social Club on April 20, 2017 in New York City.(Photo by Paul Zimmerman/WireImage)
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 08:(L-R) Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos attend the ‘Two Turns From Zero’ book launch event at The Regency Bar and Grill on March 8, 2017 in New York City.(Photo by Noam Galai/WireImage)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – FEBRUARY 26: Television personality Kelly Ripa (L) and actor Mark Consuelos attend the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 26, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California.(Photo by C Flanigan/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 01:Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos attend the 2017 American Songbook gala at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on February 1, 2017 in New York City.(Photo by Gary Gershoff/WireImage)
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 03: Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos attend the The Cinema Society with Piaget Host an After Party for EuropaCorp’s ‘Miss Sloane’ at 432 Park Avenue Residence 86B on December 3, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 08:Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa attend the FOX Summer TCA Press Tour on August 8, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Todd Williamson/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 26:Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are seen in ‘Midtown’ on April 26, 2016 in New York City.(Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 04:Actress/TV personality Kelly Ripa and actor Mark Consuelos attend the ‘Nothing Left Unsaid’ New York premiere at Time Warner Center on April 4, 2016 in New York City.(Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage)
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 15:Kelly Ripa (L) and Mark Consuelos attend the ‘All We Had’ World Premiere – 2016 Tribeca Film Festival at the John Zuccotti Theater at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center on April 15, 2016 in New York City.(Photo by Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – FEBRUARY 28:TV personality Kelly Ripa (L) and Mark Consuelos arrive at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 28, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California.(Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 17: Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos attend CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at the American Museum of Natural History on November 17, 2015 in New York City.(Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 17:Kelly Ripa (L) and Mark Consuelos attend the 2015 CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at American Museum of Natural History on November 17, 2015 in New York City.(Photo by Paul Zimmerman/WireImage)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 22:Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos attend Andy Cohen & SiriusXM celebrate the launch of Cohen’s New, Exclusive SiriusXM Channel, Radio Andy, at PHD Rooftop Lounge at The Dream Downtown in New York City on October 22, 2015 in New York City.(Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
HOLLYWOOD, CA – OCTOBER 12:Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos attend the ceremony honoring Kelly Ripa with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 12, 2015 in Hollywood, California.(Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
HOLLYWOOD, CA – OCTOBER 12:Talkshow host Kelly Ripa and actor Mark Consuelos at the Kelly Ripa Star Ceremony on The Hollywood Walk Of Fame on October 12, 2015 in Hollywood, California.(Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CA – OCTOBER 12:Television host Kelly Ripa (L) and Mark Consuelos attend the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 12, 2015 in Hollywood, California.(Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images)
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos attend the ’26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards’ at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. �� LAN (Photo by Lars Niki/Corbis via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 14:(EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos attend The Opening Night After Party for ‘It Shoulda Been You’ on Broadway at The Edison Theater on April 14, 2015 in New York City.(Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – FEBRUARY 22:Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos arrive at the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 22, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California.(Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)Up Next
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Ripa and Consuelos, who share 22-year-old son Michael, 18-year-old daughter Lola and 16-year-old son Joaquin, are also there to give sage advice to their kids as they pave their own path.
“I think especially with the programs that they’re in, the peers they are going to school with are people they are going to be working with, so [we’ve told them] make connections, cultivate those relationships,” the Riverdale actor shared.
Ripa added that while her children are all different, “I think what they have learned so far in their young lives is that you show up for people when they show up for you and you show up. And you don’t make a commitment and suddenly a better offer comes along [and you leave the other behind].”
The Live With Kelly and Ryan co-host has also shown their kids that they must stand up for themselves, which fans have noticed she demonstrates when she claps back at trolls on social media.
“I always say this, I counter-troll with love. I never really take it [seriously],” Ripa explained. “I sometimes wish people could hear my voice as I’m saying it out loud. You don’t really have the proper context.”
“I think I have the most clever trolls. I do,” she added. “I think my trolls are amazingly clever and I will feed them. They deserve to be fed. We inspire each other. You can literally tell when I am sitting in the dentist office, if the subway is broken down, if there is a signal that has gone out, just by how many people I have clapped back towards, because if I am busy I don’t really read the comments.”
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 09: (L-R) Kelly Ripa, Lola Grace Consuelos and Anderson Cooper attend the 12th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at American Museum of Natural History on December 09, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Dominik Bindl/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 09: Kelly Ripa, Lola Grace Consuelos and Anderson Cooper attends 12th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at American Museum of Natural History on December 09, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/WireImage)
AMERICAN MUSEUM, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – 2017/12/17: Kelly Ripa wearing dress by Stella McCartney & Lola Consuelos attend 11th annual CNN Heroes All-Star Tribute at American Museum of Natural History. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 17:(L-R) Kelly Ripa, Lola Consuelos and Anderson Cooper attend the 11th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at American Museum of Natural History on December 17, 2017 in New York City.(Photo by Mark Sagliocco/WireImage)
ASBURY PARK, NJ – MAY 07:Kelly Ripa and her daughter Lola Grace Consuelos attend the 2017 New Jersey Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Asbury Park Convention Center on May 7, 2017 in Asbury Park, New Jersey.(Photo by Bobby Bank/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CA – OCTOBER 12:Kelly Ripa, husband Mark Consuelos, daughter Lola Consuelos, sons Michael Consuelos and Joaquin Consuelos attend the ceremony honoring Kelly Ripa with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 12, 2015 in Hollywood, California.(Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 09:(L-R) Mark Consuelos, Joaquin Consuelos, Kelly Ripa, Lola Consuelos and Michael Consuelos attend the 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Waldorf Astoria on May 9, 2015 in New York City.(Photo by Desiree Navarro/WireImage)
HOLLYWOOD, CA – OCTOBER 12:Mark Consuelos, Lola Consuelos, Kelly Ripa, Joaquin Consuelos and Michael Consuelos at the Kelly Ripa Star Ceremony on The Hollywood Walk Of Fame on October 12, 2015 in Hollywood, California.(Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 13: Kelly Ripa and Lola Grace Consuelos are seen on December 13, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Alo Ceballos/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 31:Kelly Ripa, Joaquin and Lola are seen in Soho on October 31, 2013 in New York City.(Photo by Raymond Hall/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 04:Television personality Kelly Ripa (L) picks up her daughter Lola Consuelos from school on November 04, 2009 in New York City.(Photo by Ray Tamarra/Getty Images)
WATER MILL, NY – AUGUST 1: Lola Grace Consuelos and Guest attend DONNA KARAN, ARIEL FOXMAN and INSTYLE along with KELLY RIPA and BLAKE LIVELY present SUPER SATURDAY 12 at Nova’s Ark Project on August 1, 2009 in Water Mill, NY. (Photo by DAVID X PRUTTING/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
WATERMILL, NY – JULY 26: Kelly Ripa and Lola Grace Consuelos attend the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund’s Super Saturday 11 benefit hosted by Donna Karan at Nova’s Ark Project on July 26, 2008 in Watermill, New York. (Photo by Rick Odell/Getty Images)
– AUGUST 31: Kelly Ripa and Lola Consuelos attend SYBIL and DAVID YURMAN Host A Luncheon For GRAND PRIX SUNDAY at THE HAMPTON CLASSIC at Bridgehampton on August 31, 2008. (Photo by Patrick McMullan /Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Television personality Kelly Ripa and husband actor Mark Consuelos sighting walking in SOHO with their daughter Lola on March 30, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Marcel Thomas/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK CITY, NY – SEPTEMBER 2: Kelly Ripa and Lola Consuelos attend SYBIL And DAVID YURMAN Host A Luncheon For GRAND PRIX SUNDAY At THE HAMPTONS CLASSIC at Bridgehampton on September 2, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by PATRICK MCMULLAN/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES – MAY 14:Mark Consuelos, wife Kelly Ripa and their children (from left) Michael Joseph, Lola Grace and Joaquin Antonio arrive at the Chelsea West Cinemas for a special screening of the movie ‘Shrek the Third.'(Photo by Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY – SEPTEMBER 3: (L-R) Kelly Ripa, Joaquin Antonio Consuelos, Michael Joseph Consuelos, Mark Consuelos and Lola Grace Consuelos attend Fendi Cup Jumper Competition, Hampton Classic Horse Show at Grand Prix Tent on September 3, 2005 in Bridgehampton, NY. (Photo by Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Kelly Ripa and Lola Grace Consuelos during Super Saturday 8 – The World Famous Designer Garage Sale Benefiting The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Hosted by Donna Karan and Kelly Ripa at Nova’s Ark Project in Water Mill, New York, United States. (Photo by Djamilla Rosa Cochran/WireImage)
WATERMILL, NY – JULY 31:TV personality Kelly Ripa and daughter Lola arrive at ‘Super Saturday in the Hamptons’ at Nova’s Ark Project on July 31, 2004 in Watermill, New York.(Photo by Matthew Peyton/Getty Images)
Kelly Ripa & husband Mark Consuelos & children Michael, Lola & Joaquin in kelly’s arms (Photo by Robin Platzer/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK – April 13:(L-R) Jay Goede, Lola Consuelos and mother Kelly Ripa with Mark Linn-Baker backstage on Opening Nightfor ‘A Year With Frog and Toad’ at The Cort Theatrein New York City (Photo by Bruce Glikas/Getty Images) 
Kelly Ripa with daughter Lola at a Halloween party to benefit New York Weill Cornell Medical Center’s Big Apple Circus Clown Care Unit at Dylan’s Candy Bar in New York City. October 20, 2002. Photo by Evan Agostini/ImageDirect.
Kelly Ripa with her daugther Lola Grace and her son Michael Joseph at a party celebrating the opening night of ‘Blue’s Clues Live! Blue’s Birthday Party’ at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.4/26/02Photo by Scott Gries/Getty ImagesUp Next
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