Ryan Seacrest shocked followers final week along with his announcement he was leaving Live with Kelly & Ryan after this season. But for everybody who labored on the present it was a aid months within the making! Not as a result of they dislike him, after all — as a result of they have been apprehensive!
According to a number of sources spilling to Page Six over the weekend, the American Idol host’s frequent and apparent exhaustion was regarding for each his coworkers and mates. The insiders mentioned the 48-year-old would recurrently depart set trying wiped. And no surprise! He’s been pulling triple responsibility internet hosting the daytime hit, Idol, AND his radio present, On Air With Ryan Seacrest for FIVE YEARS straight now!
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He’s at all times been one of many hardest staff within the biz — typically taking up a number of jobs concurrently. But nobody can sustain that type of schedule eternally. Even rockstars like Ryan become older. Someone near Ryan defined he discovered his work schedule “punishing”:
“It’s not just Live. Ryan has to travel to audition cities for Idol — they just went to Hawaii. It’s exhausting… It’s a grueling schedule. There are double tapings and he runs between his radio show and Live. He’ll have a 10-minute break and they’ll say, ‘Come and do some one-liners for the radio show.’”
That’s to not point out the fixed journey between New York and LA, the place his 25-year-old girlfriend Aubrey Paige lives. Oh, and producing reveals like The Kardashians for Hulu! He’s a busy man! The supply continued:
“He’s not quite burned out, but he knows himself [and knows] he needs a break. In the last couple of years he’s valued his time off with his family and his loved ones.”
Over the previous six months, mentioned the outlet’s sources, the lengthy hours have been actually attending to the TV veteran, and he was taking lots of absences from the present not as a result of he was going to be busy however as a result of he was simply DONE. One insider mentioned:
“Some of Ryan’s absences created tension with everyone involved on the show. But everyone cares about him and respects him and just wants to make sure he’s OK.”
Co-host Kelly Ripa, then again, has been doing the present for 23 years, and it’s simply in her DNA at this level. The 52-year-old has nearly by no means missed a day in all that point — and he or she has three children! So his absences over the previous six months have been much more noteworthy in comparison with her.
Thankfully for the present, Kelly had a fantastic co-host sitting at dwelling throughout these shock days off! She introduced in Mark Consuelos on to fill in just a few occasions, together with apparently on the final minute. And followers LOVE their pure chemistry! So when Ryan determined to say goodbye to his $10 million per yr wage, it was a simple name to simply make the married couple the full-time co-hosts.
According to Page Six‘s insider, any friction between Kelly and Ryan melted away when he made his determination — and he or she simply obtained to be his supportive pal once more as a substitute of his aggravated co-worker:
“They started talking about Ryan leaving last summer, and when they announced Ryan’s departure, both Kelly and Ryan wanted to put whatever issues — arising from the workplace and Ryan’s other responsibilities — they had behind them. They’ve known each other for 20 years and, regardless of recent strains, it is a real friendship.”
Frankly Ryan has been an actual trooper to make it this far! As the shut supply famous, he solely signed on to a 3-year contract to do the morning present at first — the final three years have been an extension! We’re stunned he didn’t take a break in 2020 after that basically scary second on Idol when everybody thought the poor man was having a stroke! He later defined it was simply “exhaustion” inflicting his eye to droop and his speech to slur — which means he’s been coping with this for some time now!
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We’re impressed with him for taking one other chunk at that apple — $10 mil/yr for 3 years is one other $30 mil within the financial institution — however you possibly can’t spend any of that in the event you drop lifeless at 50, man! It appears like he’s lastly selecting his well-being over his Wells Fargo account. The confidant mentioned he’s trying ahead to much more downtime:
“He’s really interested in learning how to make wine, he has a passion for cooking, and this is the kind of thing he wants to invest in.”
Watch him flip that right into a journey present on Discovery! LOLz!
In all seriousness we’re so joyful this is how Ryan’s daytime TV profession is ending. You should put your well being first, y’all! You can’t be Live in the event you’re now not dwelling!
What do YOU consider Ryan’s determination to go away the present after six seasons??
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