QUICK TAKES - Oct. 17, 2009

Kelly Ripa and her husband, Mark Consuelos, will return to ABC’s “All My Children” for the daytime soap opera’s 40th anniversary in January.

Ripa and Consuelos’ episodes will air Jan. 4-5. It will be the first time either actor has appeared on “All My Children” since they left the show in 2002.

She is now co-host of the morning talk show “Live With Regis and Kelly.”