Providing help. Ryan Seacrest has been leaning on girlfriend Aubrey Paige amid his exit from Reside With Kelly and Ryan, an insider completely reveals within the new situation of Us Weekly.
“Aubrey’s been a rock in the course of the more durable instances this previous couple of years,” the supply says of the 25-year-old mannequin, whose full title is Aubrey Paige Petcosky. Most not too long ago, which means supporting the American Idol host, 48, amid the information that he’s leaving Reside after almost six years.
“Ryan has been very form to himself not too long ago,” the insider provides of the radio persona. “He regulates himself lots higher and doesn’t burn the candle at each ends. He nonetheless loves working, however he’s taking extra time for himself.”
The Georgia native introduced his exit from the morning discuss present on February 16. Seacrest joined the sequence in Could 2017 alongside Kelly Ripa after a prolonged seek for a everlasting cohost.
Ryan Seacrest on the ‘Halftime’ premiere Andrew H. Walker/Shutterstock
“Working alongside Kelly over the previous six years has been a dream job and one of many highlights of my profession,” the Emmy winner mentioned in an announcement about his departure. “She has been a tremendous companion, buddy and confidant, and though we’ll all the time be part of one another’s lives, I’ll miss our mornings collectively.”
Although Seacrest will likely be changed by Ripa’s husband, Mark Consuelos, the insider tells Us that the American High 40 host nonetheless plans to pop by the Reside set occasionally.
“He’s had some wonderful instances on Reside and desires to exit on a excessive,” the supply explains. “Plus, he nonetheless appears ahead to creating visitor appearances and staying in shut contact with everybody involved. He’s thrilled she’s acquired Mark by her facet as his alternative and says it couldn’t have been scripted higher.”
Ripa, 52, introduced that Consuelos, 51, could be becoming a member of the present the identical day that Seacrest confirmed his exit from the sequence. The Hope & Religion alum and the Riverdale veteran tied the knot in 1996 after assembly on the set of the cleaning soap opera All My Kids.
“Mark and I owe every little thing we have now in our skilled lives to ABC. We met there at first of our careers and acquired married and had our children whereas there,” the Reside Wire writer instructed Us earlier this week, referring to sons Michael, 25, and Joaquin, 19, and daughter Lola, 21. “So many great moments have occurred whereas with ABC, so it solely is smart for us to return 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 recollections.”
Seacrest, for his half, has been linked to Paige since Could 2021. After the couple made their pink carpet debut final 12 months, an insider instructed Us that the duo have been getting extra critical.
“Ryan is more and more assured he and Aubrey have what it takes for the long run,” the supply mentioned in June 2022. “He’s making an attempt to not get too far forward of himself, it’s nonetheless comparatively early days in spite of everything, however the reality he was prepared to go pink carpet official was a giant step.”
When the On Air With Ryan Seacrest host introduced his exit from Reside, Paige was noticed within the viewers cheering on her beau.
“As soon as American Idol begins from Los Angeles stay later within the spring, I’ll head out to the West Coast and host that present — the twenty first season of American Idol — from Los Angeles,” the Kardashians government producer instructed the gang, explaining the timing of his deliberate exit. “I like the truth that we get an opportunity to sit down right here each day and join with you at dwelling, in your kitchens, in your residing rooms at work. There’s nothing like this on tv.”
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