• Kelly Ripa's husband, Mark Consuelos, recently posted photos on Instagram of his wife wearing a string bikini during a tropical vacation.
• Ripa, 47, was criticized in the comments for wearing revealing clothing at her age and body-shamed for having a thin, boyish figure.
• Three days after posting the photo, Consuelos posted his own comment with a fierce defense of his wife.
• "Yes she's wearing a bikini at age 47 and will no doubt wear one for many years to come ... I suggest you get over it and get used to it."

We already knew that Kelly Ripa loves "trolling a troll" on Instagram — and it looks like her husband, Mark Consuelos is equally skilled at crafting clap-backs of his own.

Consuelos recently posted two photos of Ripa in a string bikini during a tropical vacation. The first, a selfie of the couple, made it onto his Instagram story. He posted the other to his page — with a sweet message about his 47-year-old wife in the caption, calling her "the sexy one."

It wasn't long before body-shaming comments began to pour in, with people taking jabs at both her age and her thin figure.

"Kelly's gorgeous, but isn't there a cutoff age where age-appropriateness comes into play? Just because you can rock a bikini, doesn't mean you should," one person wrote.

"So true," another person replied to the comment above. "And she actually doesn't look good, no meat and all bones she looks like a lil' boy."

Although plenty of fans came to Ripa's defense in the comments, the TV host remained silent. Three days later, however, her husband posted his own comment with a fierce defense of his wife.

"I wanted to take a couple days to weigh in. Probably should've earlier arguably. But I wanted to be above it. Well, now I'm not," he wrote. "I posted this pic of the woman I most admire. As a playful tribute to my wife who I'm proud of in endless ways. She works extremely hard in her professional life and her commitment to exercise, healthy diet is admirable and the benefits show."

The "Riverdale" actor, who is one year younger than Ripa, even responded directly to the ageist criticism.

"Yes she's wearing a bikini at age 47 and will no doubt wear one for many years to come. If that offends you in some way, if it triggers you, or some other psychosis you're suffering from, I suggest you get over it and get used to it," Consuelos wrote. "To all the males that had something negative to say.. I suggest you bring it up with me if ever I'm lucky enough to run into you. I'm going to get back to my vacation now.. thanks for allowing me to express myself."

Many people applauded Consuelos' response — and posted plenty of comments that featured the hashtag #relationshipgoals.

"Keep bragging and continue having her on that pedestal," one person wrote. "She looks amazing! My fav celebrity couple!"

"That's how a true gentleman defends his partner!! Your momma raised you well Mark!!! @kellyripa I was at a taping of your show 3 years ago just before I turned 40 and you told me life starts after 40! Gurl you are killing it!!! Mad respect!!" another wrote.

Fans know that Consuelos is never shy about flaunting his love for Ripa. He often praises his wife on social media, calling her his "fave" and "dance partner in life."

It's heartwarming to see such a thoughtful response to body-shaming, which is often directed at women in the public eye— regardless of health, age, and size.

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