The media is known for one thing these days at that is blowing things way out of proportion. Well, this motif is present in this story dealing with Tom Hanks and Kelly Ripa from Live with Regis and Kelly. Apparently, the show had Hanks on as a guest today. Hanks has been promoting his upcoming HBO series “The Pacific.” While chatting away with the Ripa, Hanks accidentally referred to her as Kathie Lee Gifford, who was Regis’ co-host from the mid-80s to the year 2000. The mistake seems to have triggered a viral shockwave, with people talking right and left about it online. Hanks can expect to be hassled over the incident well into the future.

Live with Regis and Kelly is a morning talk show featuring Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa that has aired since 1983. In that time, nearly 7,000 episodes of the show have been syndicated, yet it continues to catapult to success. E! Entertainment, the network that airs the show claims to have seen an immense jump in ratings following Ripa’s full-time recruitment as co-host of Live with Regis and Kelly. There seems to be no end in site for this production as its success as a morning show has been truly phenomenal.

As for Hanks, we will keep our eyes peeled for any references that he may make to the incident, the same for Ripa.