Kelly Ripa has announced Ryan Seacrest as her new cohost on ‘Live’
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Kelly Ripa has finally announced her new cohost on “Live,” nearly a year after the departure of former cohost Michael Strahan: Ryan Seacrest.
Seacrest joined her on the daytime talk show Monday morning. CNN previously reported that Ripa would announce Seacrest as the replacement on Monday’s broadcast.
After teasing the announcement on social media Sunday, Ripa opened Monday’s show on an optimistic note.
“Today, the next chapter of the ‘Live’ story is about to be written,” she said. “Today, my new cohost will officially be joining me on ‘Live.’ And today is a very good day.”
Ahead of bringing Seacrest out, Ripa thanked her many guest cohosts over the last year, which have included Andy Cohen, Anderson Cooper, Jerry O’Connell, and Fred Savage.
“I would first like to thank all of the men and women who sat next to me cohosting with me this past year,” Ripa said. “Thanks is not a big enough word, but they took time out of their busy schedules and took time away from their day jobs to hang out with me in the morning. And part of what makes today so special is by helping out we all became family.”
Seacrest has guest cohosted “Live” five times since Strahan left. He is known for hosting “American Idol” and “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” as well as his work on the red carpet.
Ripa posted a video to Twitter on Sunday afternoon in which she took a sip from a “Live with Kelly” mug that also included a question mark. She said in the video, “Tune in tomorrow. Trust me.”
News of Strahan’s exit for “Good Morning America” last May led Ripa to skip the show for two days in protest of the way the situation was handled.
Numerous celebrities have filled in as cohosts with Ripa over the past year, including Jerry O’Connell, Fred Savage, and Andy Cohen.
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