The final episode of “Live with Kelly and Ryan” aired last Friday, and “Live with Kelly and Mark” began Monday.
“It is my favorite topic of discussion,” Ripa added.last Friday, and “Live with Kelly and Mark” began Monday.
“I commend Ryan for lasting as long as he did because I really had my concerns,” the actress told the magazine. “Picking up and moving to New York [is] not as easy as one thinks it might be. The sacrifices he made are not lost on me, and I really think he did it for as long as he possibly could.” Ripa, whose husband, Mark Consuelos, has joined her on “Live,” said she “constantly” thinks about walking away.Ripa, 52, said she initially saw herself leaving and Seacrest, 48, getting a new co-host.
“When it became clear that it would not be Ryan staying and me leaving — I always envisioned me leaving and somebody new coming in to work with Ryan when he started on the show — it at first made no sense, but then it made perfect sense that Mark would take over,” she said of the “Riverdale” actor’s new daytime gig.Ryan Seacrest departed “Live” last Friday after six years on air.
“I am not one of these people that is like, ‘The show can’t go on without me.’ I am a fan of ‘Live’ since before I got there. The bad part about hosting the show for these almost 23 years is that I don’t get to watch the show anymore, and that is sad for me.”For more Page Six you love …
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