Ryan Seacrest and Mark Consuelos. Shutterstock (2)
His stamp of approval. Ryan Seacrest reacted to Mark Consuelos‘ first week as Kelly Ripa‘s cohost on Stay With Kelly and Mark.
“I’ve been watching Kelly and Mark they usually’re doing nice,” Seacrest, 48, advised E! Information on Monday, April 24. “I hope to see them and hang around quickly within the wild, as Kelly would say.”
The American Idol host mentioned he has been having fun with his break after internet hosting alongside Ripa, 52, for the previous six years. “It’s good to not must get on an airplane in 20 minutes to get again,” he shared. “I miss Kelly, I like her a lot.”
Earlier this month, Seacrest mentioned goodbye to the ABC collection with an emotional remaining episode.
“I would like you all to know, it’s not misplaced on me how lucky I’m. Lucky to have had this seat subsequent to you, Kel, for six years. You’re incompatible. There’s nobody such as you,” he mentioned through the April 14 episode. “I’ve spent my complete profession speaking … however at the moment, it’s exhausting to place into phrases how deeply I’ve appreciated being right here and being with you, being invited into your houses day by day to attempt to ship a smile or fun or two. I’m honored to be part of this household.”
Ripa, for her half, gushed over attending to spend a lot time with Seacrest through the years, including, “This has, with out query, been the quickest six years of my life. And though you and I’ve been associates for many years and many years, I really feel like I’ve gained via this course of a youthful brother. I’m so grateful that our success collectively on this present has led to us growing a good nearer — but codependent — relationship.”
The Georgia native initially introduced in February his plans to step down from Stay With Kelly and Ryan. “Kelly and I’ve some information right here. That is one thing that she and I’ve been speaking about for a very long time and it was a troublesome, robust resolution,” Seacrest defined. “Final 12 months, we spoke and I made the choice to make this my final season as cohost with Kelly right here on Stay With Kelly and Ryan, which is bittersweet.”
The previous cleaning soap actress, who has been internet hosting Stay since 2001, confirmed that her husband, 52, could be becoming a member of as a everlasting host. On the time, Ripa and Consuelos mentioned their resolution to combine enterprise with pleasure after beforehand working collectively on a number of initiatives.
“We figured that since we began our careers collectively, we’d as nicely end them collectively,” the couple, who starred on All My Kids, Hope and Religion and Riverdale collectively, completely advised Us Weekly in February. “We figured the thought ‘what may presumably go mistaken?’ is one thing we’d positively prefer to discover. Now, we’ve the possibility.”
After internet hosting his first episode, the previous Alpha Home star opened up about adjusting to his new job.
“This present at the moment really felt like dwelling. I all the time really feel at dwelling with Kelly however [working] collectively this morning simply felt so proper,” Consuelos, who shares children Michael, 25, Lola, 21, and Joaquin, 19, together with his spouse, advised Us earlier this month. “Kelly and I’ve all the time [felt] essentially the most [at] ease after we’re collectively and I really feel so fortunate we get to do this each day.”
The New Jersey native, in the meantime, applauded Consuelos for his exhausting work. “He’s a pure and I’ve an excellent feeling that is going to be nice for some time,” she added. “I look ahead to a protracted TV partnership with him.”
