Kelly Ripa rocks a new bob hairdo — no matter what mom thinks

Kelly Ripa, who’s had long blond hair for the longest time, debuted a new shorter bob haircut Tuesday morning on “Live With Kelly and Michael.�

“Back in the saddle........with a new cut!� Ripa tweeted in the early morning hours after the Labor Day holiday.

She joked with cohost Michael Strahan about his look compared to hers after a two-week break: “You went two weeks with no haircut, and I went two weeks with four haircuts.�

Reaction from fans on Twitter was overwhelmingly positive, except for a handful of people who wondered why Ripa’s hair was such big news. Hey, in the face of what’s going on internationally, why not take a break for a little style dish, right?

At a Labor Day weekend gathering, Ripa said, Katie Couric even took time to restyle the ‘do, because she thought it looked too “newscaster-y.� So she made it more edgy.

Turns out there’s one person who doesn’t like Kelly’s new look: her mother.

“Ahhh, why did you do that? It looks terrible!� the host quoted her mom as saying in a phone call they had after Ripa had done the deed.

“You haven’t seen it yet,� the host said. “How would you know?

“She goes, ‘I don’t need to see it to know I don’t like it. You know I’m a long-hair girl.’�

Well, this might be one time mother doesn’t know best.

What do you think of Kelly’s new ‘do? Let us know in comments.

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