Kelly Ripa Recalls Jumping Off a Boat Thinking She Could Speak 'Fluently' to Dolphins

"So I, Kelly Ripa, jump into the water and I go, 'I know how to talk to the dolphins!' " she said on the Tuesday, Aug. 27 episode of 'Live! with Kelly and Mark'

Kelly Ripa once tried to bridge the gap between man and dolphin!

On Tuesday, Aug. 27, the Live! host revealed that she once believed she could speak to dolphins during a trip to Mexico for a friend's birthday celebration. While discussing recent technological developments with animal communication with husband and co-host Mark Consuelos, Ripa opened up about the moment she channeled her inner Dr. Dolittle.

"They rented a boat for sunset cocktails. All of a sudden in the water we were surrounded by wild dolphins," she recalled, prefacing that she "had just done the show in Miami, and we'd gone to the Seaquarium and I swam with the dolphins."

"We were doing a taped piece where we communicate with the dolphins. So I, Kelly Ripa, jump into the water and I go, 'I know how to talk to the dolphins!' I'm like, 'I'm going to call them over!' " she joked.

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"Our friend Brian was standing on the bow of the boat and he's going, 'Kel, get back in the boat. Those are wild dolphins, those aren't trained dolphins,' " she continued. "But, in my mind, I thought I could talk to the dolphins because I'd spoken so fluently to them."

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Ripa's aquatic admission comes shortly after she was named a Disney Legend at the D23 Fan Convention in Anaheim, Calif. on Aug. 11.

While speaking with Disney CEO Bob Iger on her Let's Talk Off Camera podcast, the longtime talk show host admitted she was shocked to learn that she was being honored with the title. The Disney Legend is an honor bestowed on individuals who have significantly influenced the company.

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"Again, [it was] one of the moments where I thought Deborah O'Connell was playing an April Fools' prank on me," Ripa admitted before asking, "Why me? You needed a real person in there to sort of stabilize. There's a lot of greatness, but then they're like, 'Okay. How do we honor regular people? Kelly?' "

Noting how "Disney Legends is basically the equivalent of Disney Hall of Fame," Iger assured Ripa that her award was well-deserved. He explained that her achievements in television, like her time on All My Children and hosting Live! "have contributed mightily, not just to our success, but to what we represent to the world."

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"Ultimately, I approve this list," he continued. "And, actually, I thought, well, why didn't we think of that earlier? You actually have been worthy for a while. And I think it it speaks volumes about not only you, but the show too that you've been on now for so long and that we value."

"It's not just sitting in a chair and saying good morning every morning," he added, explaining that the accolade was bestowed for "who you are and what you represent."

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