Ryan Seacrest Reveals His Favorite Part of Hosting 'American Idol' Amid Two-Decade Run (Exclusive)
etonline.comRyan Seacrest never gets tired of announcing the next American Idol. ET's Denny Directo spoke with 's host of more than two decades on Sunday, and Seacrest admitted that the novelty of announcing the winner each year has «never» worn off.«We're looking down to that card and saying, 'The next American Idol is,'» Seacrest said of the upcoming season finale. «I mean, that's the best part for me...
I get excited.»That excitement comes from a season of seeing the contestants «grow» and develop, Seacrest said.«We see them with their normal jobs and they just come in for this audition,» he said. «They don't know where it's gonna go.
They end up looking like glamour superstars onstage and like they've done it for 20 years.»No matter if Colin Stough, Megan Danielle or Iam Tongi comes out victorious in the finale, judge Lionel Richie is confident that they'll all go on to have successful careers.«It's not about one, two, and three at this point.
The top five, the top 10 can make their careers happen,» Richie told ET. «The platform is just to get you exposed… Right now, the follow-up is the most important thing.
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