"Grateful" Ryan Seacrest Admits He's Ready for Live Departure

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Ahead of his last time of Live With Kelly and Ryan connected April 14, Ryan Seacrest revealed adjacent much of what he'll miss astir astir his mornings with co-host Kelly Ripa.

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Ryan Seacrest conscionable wants to slumber in.

With little than 3 weeks earlier his last occurrence of Live With Kelly and Ryan connected April 14, the TV presenter revealed helium is officially acceptable to accidental goodbye to co-host Kelly Ripa.

"I'm looking guardant to it," helium admitted to George Stephanopoulos connected Good Morning America March 28, of his impending departure. "I volition miss being with Kelly each greeting and, of course, having a cupful of java with the audience. It's specified a amusive show. Grateful for the six years I was capable to bash it present successful New York."

Although, it seems arsenic though Kelly isn't quite arsenic ready to clasp the change—because she's missing the March 29 episode. In her place, George's woman Ali Wentworth volition walk the greeting with the American Idol host.

Ryan's latest comments connected his exit are reminiscent of what helium expressed earlier this month.

"I'll miss being adjacent to Kelly each azygous day," Ryan exclusively told E! News' Carolina Bermudez on March 9. "We're highly close, we're precise bully friends, we'll stay bully friends. But there's that hr of communicating with somebody. You go ace excited astir doing it. You laugh, and then, of course, you can't retrieve what you said to each other. So, I'll miss that part."

However, helium did bespeak his clip astatine Live isn't done for good, noting that amusement shaper Michael Gelman "tells maine he's gonna person maine backmost to capable successful each present and then."

“I volition miss being with Kelly successful the morning and of people having a cupful of java with the audience. It’s specified a amusive amusement and I’m grateful for the six years I was capable to bash it present successful New York.” —@RyanSeacrest on leaving @LiveKellyRyan. pic.twitter.com/3yJRGHFT6S

— Good Morning America (@GMA) March 28, 2023

The 48-year-old announced his upcoming departure from Live aft six seasons during the greeting show's Feb. 16 episode. And the amusement isn't looking acold for his replacement, as Kelly's hubby Mark Consuelos volition soon measurement successful arsenic co-host.

"Working alongside Kelly implicit the past six years has been a imagination occupation and 1 of the highlights of my career," Ryan said successful a statement. "She has been an astonishing partner, friend, and confidant, and though we volition ever beryllium a portion of each other's lives, I volition miss our mornings together."

He added, "It's been a memorable thrust and present I'm excited to walk the baton to Kelly's 'real' husband, Mark."

Don't miss Ryan Seacrest's past occurrence of Live With Kelly and Ryan, April 14 connected ABC.

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