Kelly Ripa seems like someone who would shoot heroin, work out for 4 hours, drink a lot of alcohol, and make herself throw up. I mean, you look at her now and you compare her to pictures of when she first started ‘Live with Regis and Kelly‘ and you go, wtf? Either she is secretly addicted to steroids, body building, and all-water diets or she’s got some serious issues because it ain’t normal to be that bony. Her face is all torn up. She’s one binge and purge away from being Madonna. And we are no longer at a time in the world where being compared to Madonna is a good thing. Unless it’s to say how rich you are, because I’m pretty sure Madge is loaded.

More pictures of Kelly Ripa arriving at ‘The Late Show with David Letterman‘

Ever wonder how much money celebrities make? Well we all hear about how much Julia Roberts makes, and how Oprah is the most powerful woman financially. But you don’t really hear about some celebrities that we all like, but aren’t constantly in the media. So here’s a small list of what some celebrities are making.. whether it is their annual income or per movie.

• Regis Philbin, host of Live with Regis and Kelly, earns $20 million a year.

• Kelly Ripa, host of Live with Regis and Kelly, earns just $7 million a year.

• Simon Cowell, judge of American Idol, made $2 Million in 2006.

• Judith Sheindlin, host of Judge Judy, makes $25 Million a year from her show.

• Kobe Bryant, professional athlete, makes $13 Million a year/

• Donald Trump, a man who does everything, made over $100 Million in 2006.

• Chelsea Clinton makes $120,000 a year.

• Dick Wolf, creator of television series including CSI, made $200 Million in 2006.

• James Gandolfini, star of The Sopranos, made $10 Million in 2006.

• David Letterman, host of The Late Show with David Letterman, makes $31 Million a year.

Celebrities make so much for what seems like such an easy job! And David Letterman makes a lot for just talking to people and having people write funny jokes for him. Sickening! I think Conan earns whatever he makes, but I’m not sure Regis and Kelly are quite worth all that! They just sort of annoy me. If you know of any low-key celebrities and their salaries, let me know via e-mail and I’ll update this post. Kinda makes you curious to know what people make. I wonder what Taryn Manning makes, don’t you?

Shape Magazine is all about leading a healthy lifestyle, and basing that lifestyle on the right foods, a good work-out, and so forth. I have purchased a few issues of Shape Magazine in the past, and I’ve always liked everything they’ve done.

And now Kelly Ripa is on the cover and the title is “The Kelly Ripa Workout: She shows us the 6 moves that got her THIS body,” and I think it’s a total sell-out to what the magazine is about.

Okay, let me just say, before I continue with my argument, that I’m sure Kelly Ripa runs on the treadmill, does the stairmaster at the gym, or whatever. I’m not saying she probably doesn’t do a cario workout.

Here’s what I am saying, though. Kelly Ripa is unusually small and only seems to be getting thinner. She has been in the news about her weight before and now Shape is using her as a poster-child for health? It’s so silly.

Kelly said on Live! With Regis & Kelly that the magazine photoshopped out her outtie belly button. To me, it looks like they photoshopped weight onto her. They made her look muscular and not just rail thin.

I think it’s a complete joke to have her on the cover. “The Kelly Ripa Workout” in reality is probably 9 cups of coffee a day, some fruit, and lots of obnoxius laughing. I doubt she treats her body with the needed meals-a-day and I really don’t think someone who is 5’2″ and 90 lbs represents reality for most women. If anything, putting her on the front is more of a misconception. I think it’s stupid! Put someone on there that’s real. I’m not saying you have to put a chub on there, but at least put someone who is healthy and at least looks healthy. Someone who doesn’t have to have “healthy” photoshopped onto her body.