Kelly Ripa shares adorable throwback photo to mark mother Esther’s birthday: ‘Mom, I love you!’

Kelly Ripa stopped by on Instagram on Friday to wish her mom Esther Ripa a happy birthday.

The 52-year-old talk show host — who works with husband Mark Consuelos — uploaded a throwback image of the two when she was a little girl.

Kelly engages her 3.4 million followers on the photo-sharing platform, writing, “Mommy and me circa ’73. Chic ballet recital!’

Esther looked beautiful in a yellow dress, with her blonde hair pinned up in a voluminous updo.

For her part, Kelly was radiant in a white and pink polka dot dance costume and her hair was styled with a large, pink bow.

Thoughtful daughter: Kelly Ripa stopped by on Instagram on Friday to wish her mom Esther Ripa a happy birthday; April seen

Flashback: The 52-year-old talk show host uploaded a throwback image of the two when she was a little girl

Ripa included the hashtags “#FromTheArchives” and “HappyBirthday” before closing with “I love you!”

Her husband Mark was one of the first to comment when he dropped a line that read, “Happy bday Mom!!!”

Orange Is The New Black star Uzo Aduba also joined the comments section to write: ‘Happy Birthday to your mama!!!’

The birthday shout comes days after Kelly appeared online to celebrate Father’s Day.

Kelly shared a slew of photos, including her father Joseph Ripa, her husband, and her husband’s father, Saul Consuelos.

She wrote, “Let’s hear it for the dads!!!” and tagged her husband’s Instagram handle, @instasuelos.

The photos included snaps of her and her father on vacation, at fancy events, and relaxing at home.

The post has so far garnered more than 59,000 likes from her loyal fan base.

Proud daughter: The birthday shout comes days after Kelly appeared online to celebrate Father’s Day

The multihyphenate has been busy hosting its ABC morning show LIVE with Kelly and Mark in addition to hosting the comedy game show Generation Gap.

Kelly first joined LIVE – which premiered in 1983 – in 2001 along with the late Regis Philbin.

The entertainer replaced Kathie Lee Gifford, who was on the show from 1985-2000.

Consuelos, 52, recently explained to DailyMail.com that there is a limit to how open they will be on the show.

“We feel like we know how much people want to hear and what they don’t need to hear,” he said, adding that the pair have clues to help them communicate during filming.

He added, “When you’ve been married that long, you just know the line not to cross. You recognize a look or a feeling and you know you shouldn’t go there.’

“But the point of this show is for us to be real, open and honest. If people are put off by how outspoken we are, I think they would be put off a lot more if we just gave them BS,” the Riverdale actor noted.

Precious: Kelly shared a slew of photos including her father Joseph Ripa, her husband and her husband’s father, Saul Consuelos

Memory: Kelly’s parents Esther and Joseph attended her Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in 2015

Dynamic duo: Kelly’s husband Mark Consuelos joined her in hosting the ABC morning show LIVE with Kelly and Mark earlier this year

The pair also have a firm approach when it comes to talking about their children – sons Michael, 25, Joaquin, 20, and daughter Lola, 21.

“We’ve always taken the approach that if it’s something sensitive or we think it could be sensitive, we just ask the kids and we always get a very direct answer!” revealed the actor.

Since Mark Ryan replaced Seacrest in April, the pair have made headlines thanks to jokes about their sex life, revelations about their personal lives and participating in brutal activities during filming, such as yoga and couples therapy.

“People will always have an opinion, but we have a good feeling about whether we’re doing a good job or not and ratings are ultimately the ultimate judge,” Mark said of the audience adapting to him as a co-host.

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