Making a change. Kelly Ripa, Ryan Seacrest and Mark Consuelos have have been candid about the way forward for ABC’s Dwell because the present prepares for some huge shifts.
In February 2023, Seacrest introduced his exit from Dwell With Kelly and Ryan after six years of cohosting with Ripa.
“Working alongside Kelly over the previous six years has been a dream job and one of many highlights of my profession. She has been an incredible associate, pal, and confidant, and though we are going to at all times be part of one another’s lives, I’ll miss our mornings collectively,” he mentioned in an announcement on the time. “I additionally wish to thank Michael Gelman and the whole workers and crew — we’ve made reminiscences to final a lifetime, met a number of the most unimaginable folks and had the warmest welcome into the properties of so many viewers throughout America. It’s been a memorable journey and now I’m excited to cross the baton to Kelly’s ‘actual’ husband, Mark.”
Ripa, who first appeared on the daytime discuss present in 2001, praised the American Idol host for his professionalism through the years. She additionally confirmed that her husband, Consuelos, can be becoming a member of her after Seacrest’s departure.
“I can’t thanks sufficient, [Ryan], on all of our behalf,” she mentioned throughout the reside episode in February 2023. “There may be no person else such as you. There may be no person who can actually do what you do. I do know you in actual life in addition to TV life. I say this about only a few folks: what you see is what you get. This isn’t an act, it is a good man. I’m so endlessly impressed by you.”
The CW star, for his half, famous that it wasn’t tough for him to signal on to the challenge, sharing on Dwell, “No, the factor was that [Kelly and I] did this earlier than and [in] way more tough circumstances. We labored collectively on a cleaning soap opera for seven years.”
Later that month, Ripa opened up about how the couple got here to the choice to work collectively once more. (The pair, who tied the knot in 1996, have collaborated on All My Kids, Hope & Religion and Riverdale.)
“Mark and I owe all the things we’ve got in our skilled lives to ABC. We met there at the start of our careers and received married and had our children whereas there,” the previous cleaning soap opera actress, who shares three youngsters along with her husband, solely instructed Us Weekly. “So many fantastic moments have occurred whereas with ABC, so it solely is smart for us to return full circle and work collectively as soon as once more for the present that has given us a lot pleasure and so a few years of reminiscences.”
Seacrest is ready to take his remaining bow in April 2023. Following his exit, Consuelos will take over and the present might be rebranded as Dwell With Kelly and Mark.
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