After six seasons, Ryan Seacrest announced on today’s Live with Kelly and Ryan that he is leaving the show. Kelly Ripa, who has hosted the show since 2001, will be joined by actor and husband, Mark Consuelos, and the show will be rebranded as Live with Kelly and Mark.
Seacrest plans to head back to the west coast where he will remain part of the ABC Entertainment family, continuing to host American Idol and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.
Seacrest will transition this spring as he prepares for “American Idol” live shows in Los Angeles. “Working alongside Kelly over the past six years has been a dream job and one of the highlights of my career.
She has been an amazing partner, friend, and confidant, and although we will always be a part of each other’s lives, I will miss our mornings together,” said Seacrest. “I also want to thank Michael Gelman and the entire staff and crew – we’ve made memories to last a lifetime, met some of the most incredible people and had the warmest welcome into the homes of so many viewers across America.
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