United Kingdom, May 13 -- Mark Consuelos endured a "brutal" five-month period ahead of his father's death.

The Live with Kelly and Mark star - who has been married to co-host Kelly Ripa since 1996 - got emotional as he reflected on the passing of his dad Saul Consuelos, who died in March aged 87 following a long illness, and admitted for the first time that he "misses" his father.

Speaking on the I've Never Said This Before With Tommy DiDario podcast, he said: "I lost my father five weeks ago. It was kind of a brutal five-month saga leading up to him passing.

"I knew it was happening. We all knew this is going to happen."

Mark told how he prayed for a "merciful exit" for his dad, and, Saul passed away "very quickly and painlessly".

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