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There’s a brand new co-host shakeup at Live with Kelly & Ryan. Ryan Seacrest revealed in the course of the February 16 episode of the daytime speak present that he will probably be stepping down as Kelly Ripa’s co-host. HollywoodLife has reached out to ABC for added remark.
“Working alongside Kelly over the past six years has been a dream job and one of the highlights of my career,” he mentioned on the present, in keeping with Variety. “She has been an amazing partner, friend, and confidant, and although we will always be a part of each other’s lives, I will miss our mornings together. I also want to thank Michael Gelman and the entire staff and crew – we’ve made memories to last a lifetime, met some of the most incredible people, and had the warmest welcome into the homes of so many viewers across America. It’s been a memorable ride and now I’m excited to pass the baton to Kelly’s ‘real’ husband, Mark.”
The American Idol host joined Kelly as a co-host in 2016. “I’m so grateful to have spent the last six years beside my dear friend of too many decades to count and will miss starting my days with Ryan,” Kelly mentioned. “Ryan’s energy, passion, and love for entertainment is one-of-a-kind.”
Ryan’s internet hosting days are removed from over, although. He’s again because the host for American Idol season 21, which premieres on February 19. Over the previous a number of seasons, Ryan had a grueling schedule filming Live with Kelly & Ryan and flying to Los Angeles to movie the Idol stay exhibits week after week. He additionally hosts Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve yearly.
Kelly’s husband of 27 years, Mark Consuelos, is becoming a member of the present full-time as her co-host. The present will probably be retitled Live with Kelly & Mark. When Ryan was out, the Riverdale alum would typically function Kelly’s co-host. The couple met and fell in love on the set of All My Children within the Nineties. They have three kids collectively: Michael, Lola, and Joaquin.