Kelly Ripa‘s lips are sealed after learning this startling smooch fact — literally.

On Live with Kelly and Mark on Thursday, Ripa began reading about “how kissing can actually spread depression and anxiety,” when Mark Consuelos asked, “How does that work?”

Ripa teased, “Well, I can tell you.”

Following a bout of laughter from Ripa and the audience, Consuelos teased, “Aww!”

Ripa read that kissing “can trigger the release of the stress hormone, cortisol, which can disrupt the balance of bacteria in the mouth.”

“Spouses can transfer this bacteria while kissing,” she added.

However, Ripa became particularly appalled after reading that “prior research found as many as 80 million bacteria are transferred during just one 10-second kiss.”

Consuelos chimed in, “10 seconds is a long time. That’s a long kiss.”

After Consuelos teased his wife and co-host that she “shouldn’t read this,” Ripa told him, “I’m gonna start timing you.”

“And I’ll be like, ‘We’re a the eight-minute mark with this kiss,’” she said. “Because you’re a kisser. You like to kiss.”

She also read findings from a study involving “one spouse [who] had poor mental health and trouble sleeping,” who ultimately “inflicted their healthy partner with similar symptoms in just six months because of the bacteria in the mouth.”

Consuelos assured Ripa that he “do[es]n’t really have anxiety” and is not depressed.

“So you’re safe. I on the other hand…,” he quipped. “You sleep really well.”

However, Ripa revealed that their bed informed her that she “snored two minutes” the night before, which she claimed she doesn’t do.

Consuelos added, “Sometimes you do. It’s cute though.”

While Ripa said she only snores when she’s sick, Consuelos begged to differ, telling Ripa she snored “the other day” while napping on the couch.

“But it’s like a little purr,” he clarified.

Ripa joked, “I’m catching it from you. Alright, no more kissing. That’s it.”

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