--- description: Madge wasn't happy after Kelly smelled her title: Watch Kelly Ripa Recount the Time She Smelled Madonna image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc5a2fda8f06ea373/6987802f0b72e3094e6ddc6c/kelly-ripa.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Televison](/tag/televison/) ## Televison Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Kelly Ripa Describe How She Freaked Out Madonna at an Oscars Party by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 20, 2015 10:43 AM CUT  Kelly Ripa in New York City in 2013. Kelly Ripa in New York City in 2013.Michael N. Todaro&—Getty Images for Amazon Studios by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 20, 2015 10:43 AM CUT Television host and Madonna super fan Kelly Ripa appeared on _Jimmy Kimmel Live_ on Thursday night and revealed how she once creeped out her idol. Ripa said that she’d been invited to an Oscars party hosted by Madonna a few years ago and, upon meeting the legendary singer, hugged her and smelled her. According to Ripa, Madonna was not impressed with the “weirdo” behavior. Despite the frosty reaction, Ripa still seems to think fondly of the encounter. Beaming, she excitedly told Kimmel, “She smells like gardenias!” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3716203/kelly-ripa-madonna/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3716203/kelly-ripa-madonna/"},"headline":"Watch Kelly Ripa Describe How She Freaked Out Madonna at an Oscars Party","datePublished":"2015-02-20T10:43:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:34:17.599Z","description":"Madge wasn't happy after Kelly smelled her","url":"https://time.com/3716203/kelly-ripa-madonna/","keywords":["Televison","celebrities","Oscars","Madonna","Jimmy Kimmel"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc5a2fda8f06ea373/6987802f0b72e3094e6ddc6c/kelly-ripa.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc5a2fda8f06ea373/6987802f0b72e3094e6ddc6c/kelly-ripa.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Amazon Studios Premiere Screening for \"Alpha House\"","caption":"Kelly Ripa in New York City in 2013.","creditText":"Michael N. Todaro&—Getty Images for Amazon Studios","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/televison/","name":"Televison"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3716203/kelly-ripa-madonna/","name":"Watch Kelly Ripa Describe How She Freaked Out Madonna at an Oscars Party"}}]}] ```