Kelly Ripa Fired Up On ‘Live’ While Arguing That Jack Could Have Fit On The Floating Slab Of Wood In ‘Titanic’: “Just Scooch Over!”

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Kelly Ripa had a boatload of energy on this morning’s episode of Live with Kelly and Mark while discussing one of Titanic‘s most talked-about scenes.

After revealing that she did not in fact win the lottery, Ripa teased to viewers how she would have spent her earnings if she won.

“Somebody just auctioned off the Titanic door prop,” she shared. “You know, the one that Rose floated on… where clearly there was room for Jack! But for whatever reason, she did not scoot over on the door and just watched him slip away!”

Ripa only became more flustered as she continued ranting, telling viewers, “I’ve seen the movie 10,000 times, and every time, I’m like, ‘Just scooch over!'”

Meanwhile Mark Consuelos echoed her frustration, saying, “Just move!”

Ripa added, “I feel like if I yell, ‘Scooch over’ enough, this time, Kate Winslet will hear me!”

Nonetheless, Ripa read that the prop was purchased for “a whopping $718,750,” promoting Consuelos to ask if it was “the door” used in the iconic film. After Ripa confirmed it was, she revealed what the lucky buyer had in mind to do with it.

“Basically, the person that bid on it said they want to put it in the tub, the pool, whatever, and see if two people can fit,” she explained.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos on 'Live with Kelly and Mark'
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As Consuelos cracked up, Ripa added, “Let me assure you, yes, two people can fit!”

Consuelos replied, “Wow, that’s a lot of money. That’s a lot of money for a prop.”

Ripa chimed in, “To prove a point? I actually want to be there when this happens cause I just want to start screaming at them, ‘Scooch over! He’s cold! There’s plenty of room!'”

Consuelos quipped, “Give me your spot!”

The listing clarifies that the prop was not in fact a door, but “part of the door frame just above the first-class lounge entrance,” per BBC News. Last February, director James Cameron tested the theory with stunt workers and scientists in National Geographic’s Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron, per Entertainment Weekly. He ultimately concluded that “Jack might’ve lived, but there’s a lot of variables.”

“I think his thought process was, ‘I’m not going to do one thing that jeopardizes her,’ and that’s 100 percent in character,” he noted at the time.

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