Mark Consuelos has been accused of pH๏τoshopping his ripped, muscular physique in his latest Stuart Weitzman ad campaign. 

After posing nearly ɴuᴅᴇ for the pH๏τo shoot, released last week, the TV host, 53, nearly broke the internet with buzz over his incredibly chiseled body as fans around the world took to social media to remind his wife Kelly Ripa that she is a ‘lucky lady.’

Despite earning substantial praise on the pH๏τos, some skeptics questioned if the images were digitally enhanced, namely his calves and leg muscles.

‘AI is awesome,’ one commented under one of the footwear brand’s posts of Consuelos modeling the Stuart Weitzman Aiden Boot. 

Another wrote: ‘Those calves almost look like implants. Or they enhanced the lines way too much.’ 

A third, however, jumped to defend the father-of-three, who stays buff by hitting the gym and adhering to a very healthy diet. 

Mark Consuelos has been accused of pH๏τoshopping his ripped, muscular physique in his latest Stuart Weitzman ad campaign

‘His lower legs/shins etc are the same, but the pic reflects lighting differently onto each side making the legs look different sizes and muscle tone different,’ the fan explained, in response to the haters speculating that his calves were PH๏τoshopped. 

They continued: ‘His arm on his right leg (so our left side) is resting a bit further down his leg then his left arm is, so we see less knee cap on his right leg which makes it look smaller.’ 

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Last week, Consuelos was officially named Stuart Weitzman’s first-ever Men’s global ambᴀssador. 

‘I am thrilled,’ he said in a statement. ‘. I know the brand because of my wife, who has many blue shoeboxes in her closet.’ 

He added: ‘I’m honored to be thought of as the definition of the Stuart Weitzman man. When I told her about the campaign concept of strong, sophisticated and Sєxy, she encouraged me to go for it — and put all my hours in the gym to good use!’ 

On Friday’s episode of Live with Kelly and Mark, his wife showed off an ‘unauthorized’ picture of Consuelos on set as she flashed her lock screen at the camera. 

‘I’m happy to announces that Mark, yes our Mark, Mark Consuelos, is the first-ever Stuart Weitzman men’s Global brand ambᴀssador. I got a hold of some of the pH๏τos from the pH๏τo shoot. Believe it or not this man is selling shoes. That’s right, shoes,’ Ripa raved. 

The live-studio audience erupted in cheers and hoots as she silenced Consuelos and proudly displayed the image, leaving him speechless. 

After posing nearly ɴuᴅᴇ for the pH๏τo shoot, released last week, the TV host, 53, nearly broke the internet with buzz over his incredibly chiseled body as fans around the world took to social media to remind his wife Kelly Ripa that she is a ‘lucky lady’

Despite earning substantial praise on the pH๏τos, some skeptics questioned if the images were digitally enhanced, namely his calves and leg muscles

‘AI is awesome,’ one commented under one of the footwear brand’s posts of Consuelos modeling the Stuart Weitzman Aiden Boot

Another wrote: ‘Those calves almost look like implants. Or they enhanced the lines way too much’

A third, however, jumped to defend the father-of-three who stays buff by hitting the gym and adhering to a healthy diet

‘His lower legs/shins etc are the same, but the pic reflects lighting differently onto each side making the legs look different sizes and muscle tone different,’ the fan explained, in response to the haters speculating that his calves were PH๏τoshopped

Another quipped: ‘Did you pH๏τoshop my calves on yours?’

Kelly also revealed that the Stuart Weitzman campaign plastered similar images of the hunky host on billboards across New York City. 

She quipped, ‘You can see him at the corner of 54th Street and Broadway which is practically where I met him 30 years ago.’ 

Mark went on to explain that he was honored and ‘so excited’ to be the luxury brand’s first global brand ambᴀssador, adding there were ‘racks and racks of beautiful clothes’ on set.

To which his wife said wittily, ‘None one of which you wore.’

Kaisy Mae O’Reilly, the brand’s Chief Marketing Officer, explained that Mark was carefully selected because for the gig because Stuart Weitzman wanted someone who ‘celebrat[ed] modern womanhood.’ 

Last week, Consuelos was officially named Stuart Weitzman’s first-ever Men’s global ambᴀssador

‘I am thrilled,’ he said in a statement. ‘. I know the brand because of my wife, who has many blue shoeboxes in her closet’

She said in the same press release: ‘At Stuart Weitzman, everything we do is born from our purpose of inspiring women with confidence, as well as finding meaningful ways to engage her.

‘With our recent launch into Men’s, it was important that we chose a brand ambᴀssador who represents a continuation of our brand’s narrative of celebrating modern womanhood.’

And of course, Mark fit the description — having been supportive of his wife Kelly for over 28 years.

‘Mark famously adores and supports Kelly, and we believe there is nothing Sєxier than that. This campaign shines a spotlight on men just like him,’ O’Reilly finished.