📋 Mark Consuelos on Grief Before His Father Died (AARP Article)

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FROM THE ARTICLE.

By Donna Freydkin, AARP. Published May 13, 2026.

Mark Consuelos never had to say he missed his father.

“He’s always been in my life. He’s always been available to me,” the Live with Kelly and Mark cohost said on the May 12 episode of the podcast I’ve Never Said This Before with Tommy DiDario. That changed after his father, Saul Consuelos, died on March 23 after a long illness.

➡️[*** Key takeaways!

(1) Mark Consuelos said he began mourning the loss of his father before his death, an experience often described as anticipatory grief.

(2) Consuelos said the reality of his father’s absence hit when he realized he would miss everyday contact.

(3) With his father gone, Consuelos said the family is now focused on supporting his mother, who remains in Florida.

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