Kelly Ripa: 'I'm Starting to Look Like Myself Again' After 'Bad Botox' Experience

Kelly Ripa is confronting a beauty mistake she made head-on.

During Wednesday’s Live with Kelly, the host addressed something stars don’t usually speak openly about: an unfortunate Botox experience.

The topic came up during a discussion with guest co-host Megyn Kelly about having a “bad side.”

“I’m going to tell you a story I’ve never told anyone,” said Ripa, 46. “I got bad Botox about … what was it, a year ago? And it was bad. It did something to my good side, so then I had two bad sides. I’m not kidding!”

The mother of three insisted she wouldn’t “talk about it beyond that” but said the situation has improved somewhat.

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“I’m starting to look myself again, but there was about a six-month period where people were like: ‘What’s wrong with Kelly? She doesn’t smile anymore,’ ” said Ripa. “And I was like: ‘I am smiling!’ ”

“Being in the public eye is so fun, isn’t it?” said her co-host Kelly, 45, with a laugh.

Live with Kelly airs weekdays (check local listings).