Like household! Ryan Seacrest opened up about his expertise internet hosting American Idol after asserting his departure from Stay With Kelly and Ryan.
“I actually just like the dwell reveals,” the 48-year-old radio character informed judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie whereas chatting with Leisure Tonight on Thursday, March 2, about season 21.
Seacrest went on to substantiate that he’s nonetheless joyful being a part of the Idol household. “We’re in our sixth season collectively,” he added. “That is extra of a press release. How loopy is it to assume we’ve been doing this for six years already and we’re nonetheless capable of put up with one another? … Everyone enjoys all people.”
Ryan Seacrest performs on the “American Idol” farewell season finale on the Dolby Theatre, 2016. Matt Sayles/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
The Georgia native defined that he feels a sure stage of “belief” between himself, Richie, 73, Perry, 38, and Bryan, 46. Whereas Seacrest has been the singing competitors’s emcee since 2002, the trio of judges joined in 2018 when the present moved from Fox to ABC.
“We had been attempting to be a bit of bit on the sting of well mannered, however now it’s simply full-on warfare,” Richie teased of how the group’s dynamics have modified through the years. “Additionally, I gotta let you know, simply hanging out after the present … I assumed I might know all the things [about them], and we hang around yet one more evening, I am going, ‘Oh, I discovered yet one more factor,’ and now it’s simply — I find it irresistible.”
Seacrest’s Idol replace comes weeks after Us Weekly confirmed his exit from Stay after almost six years. The Emmy winner started his tenure as Kelly Ripa‘s daytime cohost in 2017.
“I’m so grateful to have spent the final six years beside my pricey pal of too many a long time to depend and can miss beginning my days with Ryan,” Ripa, 52, mentioned in a press release on February 16. “Ryan’s vitality, ardour and love for leisure is one-of-a-kind.”
Ryan Seacrest attends the movie premiere for ‘Halftime’, June 2022. Ron Adar/Shutterstock
The producer, for his half, famous that he was “excited to move the baton” to the Stay Wire writer’s husband, Mark Consuelos, who shall be stepping in as cohost.
Ripa and the Riverdale actor, 51, have been married since 1996 and share youngsters Michael, 25, Lola, 21, and Joaquin, 19. Relating to teaming up on knowledgeable entrance, the twosome couldn’t be extra optimistic.
“We figured that since we began our careers collectively, we would as properly end them collectively,” Consuelos informed Us completely final month, referring to the couple’s time on All My Youngsters. “We figured the concept ‘what may probably go flawed?’ is one thing we’d positively wish to discover. Now, now we have the prospect.”
Ripa added: “So many great moments have occurred whereas with ABC, so it solely is sensible for us to come back full circle and work collectively as soon as once more for the present that has given us a lot pleasure and so a few years of reminiscences.”
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American Idol airs on ABC Sundays at 8 p.m. ET.
