VIDEO : Kelly Ripa Calls Anderson Cooper Her 'Man Crush Monday' as He Returns to Cohost 'Live!'

ET Online reports that Kelly Ripa's man crush Monday pick just happens to be Anderson Cooper, her Live! guest co-host. Anderson Cooper joined his friend on the daytime talk show, and Ripa shared her excitement on Instagram. "It's #mcm and everyone's favorite man crush is in da house @andersoncooper (sometimes we hold hands)," she captioned a red carpet photo of her and Cooper holding hands. "So much fun today on @LiveKelly with @KellyRipa!" Cooper tweeted after the show. When Cooper and Ripa appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Cohen, she admitted that Cooper was "the one that got away" when talking about him being her permanent co-host.