Ryan Seacrest Reacts to Mark Consuelos’ 1st Week Hosting ‘Live’

His stamp of approval. Ryan Seacrest reacted to Mark Consuelos‘ first week as Kelly Ripa‘s cohost on Reside With Kelly and Mark.

“I’ve been watching Kelly and Mark and so they’re doing nice,” Seacrest, 48, advised E! News on Monday, April 24. “I hope to see them and hang around quickly within the wild, as Kelly would say.”

The American Idol host stated he has been enjoying his break after hosting alongside Ripa, 52, for the previous six years. “It’s good to not must get on an airplane in 20 minutes to get again,” he shared. “I miss Kelly, I like her a lot.”

Earlier this month, Seacrest said goodbye to the ABC series with an emotional ultimate episode.

“I need you all to know, it’s not misplaced on me how lucky I’m. Lucky to have had this seat subsequent to you, Kel, for six years. You’re incompatible. There’s nobody such as you,” he stated in the course of the April 14 episode. “I’ve spent my whole profession speaking … however at present, it’s onerous to place into phrases how deeply I’ve appreciated being right here and being with you, being invited into your properties daily to attempt to ship a smile or fun or two. I’m honored to be part of this household.”

Ripa, for her half, gushed over getting to spend so much time with Seacrest through the years, including, “This has, with out query, been the quickest six years of my life. And though you and I’ve been associates for many years and many years, I really feel like I’ve gained via this course of a youthful brother. I’m so grateful that our success collectively on this present has led to us growing an excellent nearer — but codependent — relationship.”

The Georgia native initially introduced in February his plans to step down from Reside With Kelly and Ryan. “Kelly and I’ve some information right here. That is one thing that she and I’ve been speaking about for a very long time and it was a tricky, robust resolution,” Seacrest defined. “Final yr, we spoke and I made the choice to make this my final season as cohost with Kelly right here on Reside ​With Kelly and Ryan, which is bittersweet.”

The previous cleaning soap actress, who has been internet hosting Reside since 2001, confirmed that her husband, 52, would be joining as a permanent host. On the time, Ripa and Consuelos discussed their decision to mix business with pleasure after beforehand working collectively on a number of initiatives.

“We figured that since we began our careers collectively, we would as nicely end them collectively,” the couple, who starred on All My Children, Hope and Faith and Riverdale collectively, solely advised Us Weekly in February. “We figured the thought ‘what may presumably go fallacious?’ is one thing we’d positively wish to discover. Now, we’ve the possibility.”

After internet hosting his first episode, the previous Alpha Home star opened up about adjusting to his new job.

“This present at present actually felt like residence. I all the time really feel at residence with Kelly however [working] collectively this morning simply felt so proper,” Consuelos, who shares kids Michael, 25, Lola, 21, and Joaquin, 19, together with his spouse, advised Us earlier this month. “Kelly and I’ve all the time [felt] probably the most [at] ease after we’re collectively and I really feel so fortunate we get to do this every day.”

The New Jersey native, in the meantime, applauded Consuelos for his hard work. “He’s a pure and I’ve a great feeling that is going to be nice for some time,” she added. “I sit up for an extended TV partnership with him.”