Showing them how it is done. Ryan Seacrest and Kelly Ripa have built a strong friendship after working together on-air over the years.Viewers originally enjoyed watching the duo’s easy onscreen rapport when Seacrest occasionally guest hosted alongside Ripa when she took over for Kathie Lee Gifford in 2001.
Following more than a decade of friendship, the soap opera actress confirmed that Seacrest would be joining her as cohost of Live With Kelly and Ryan in 2017.“It is such a pleasure to be with you every morning,” the Georgia native told Ripa as they celebrated the news during a taping. “This is going to be the most fun I’ve ever had, so thank you.”In response, Ripa added, “Thank you for uprooting your life and sacrificing so much to be with us, we really appreciate it.
Welcome to the family. You fit right in.”As the pair continued to work together, the Hope & Faith alum offered a glimpse at their dynamic when cameras aren’t rolling.“What’s interesting is we usually text each other 15 times before the show.
Yet we still have things to say on the air, which is weird,” Ripa explained to Entertainment Tonight in 2020. “It’s a weird codependency.
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