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FANS of Live with Kelly and Mark may have been feeling like they were having Deja Vu all over again.

With Kelly Ripa missing another day on the show, Mark Consuelos turned to a familiar fill-in face as guest host.

For the second day in a row, Kelly, 52, was absent from her own program on Friday.

So instead, sitting next to her 52-year-old hubby Mark was Live's resident announcer and DJ, Deja Vu.

Although she may not be as well known or popular as some other guest hosts, the radio personality has sat in Kelly's chair before - something Mark referenced right at the top of the show.

"Filling in for Kelly today is our own Déjà vu!" Mark announced with a big smile, hyping the studio audience up for the reveal.

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Deja copied his grin, waving to the crowd and declaring: "Good morning! Hey Mark! What’s going on?"

Mark continued: "This is so nice. I’ve seen you do this before. It’s so nice to be able to sit next to you."

The two then dove into typical morning show banter, including sharing stories about Deja’s recent birthday.

FLYING THE COOP

While it was not revealed why Kelly was absent, nor when she would return to the show, Kelly was spotted spending some of her time taking a walk through New York City.

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The absentee host picked up a part of her spaghetti-strapped sundress to reveal a glimpse at her legs.

She paired the laid-back outfit with white sneakers.

Dark sunglasses covered her eyes, and around her body was a black crossbody purse.

Kelly's sleeveless outfit fully exposed her shredded arms.

Filling in for the All My Children star yesterday was CNN host Anderson Cooper.

The 56-year-old is good friends with the married couple.

DEJ-UH OH

As Mark mentioned on the show, Deja has sat in the hosting chair before - but not with him.

Last August, Deja joined then-host Ryan Seacrest for a show, which got off to a rough start after she suffered a dreaded wardrobe malfunction.

The studio audience greeted the pair with applause upon walking on stage at the start of the show.

Deja looked excited to share hosting duties with Ryan as they waved to the crowd.

She donned a summery hot pink knee-length dress and long dangly gold earrings.

Ryan guided his guest co-host to Kelly's seat at the table, where she shared her enthusiasm about the morning gig.

Just as Ryan was gushing over working alongside Deja, the radio star had an unforeseen malfunction with her attire - one of her earrings suddenly fell out of her ear.

Deja immediately noticed the earring fall onto the floor as she attempted to catch it in her hand.

"Wooh, just lost my earring, okay," she commented.

Ryan didn't seem to notice the loss as he boasted about their shared interest in the radio world.

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Deja handled the mishap in stride, removing the other earring and placing it on the desk.

After the break, she returned wearing both pieces of jewelry.

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