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Ryan Seacrest leaving 91ƵLive,91Ƶ will be replaced by Kelly Ripa91Ƶs husband, Mark Consuelos

Ryan Seacrest plans to leave ABC91Ƶs 91ƵLive with Kelly and Ryan91Ƶ this spring, he announced on Thursday91Ƶs episode.

Ryan Seacrest plans to leave ABC91Ƶs 91ƵLive with Kelly and Ryan91Ƶ this spring, he announced on Thursday91Ƶs episode.

Seacrest has hosted the New York-set morning show with Kelly Ripa since 2017. Ripa91Ƶs husband, Mark Consuelos, will take over as her full-time co-host.

91ƵIt was a tough, tough decision,91Ƶ Seacrest said. 91ƵLast year, we spoke and I made the decision to make this my last season as co-host with Kel here on 91ƵLive with Kelly and Ryan,91Ƶ which is bittersweet.91Ƶ

The 48-year-old Seacrest didn91Ƶt announce his final day but says he91Ƶll return to Los Angeles once the latest season of 91ƵAmerican Idol91Ƶ begins airing its live shows there. Season 21 of the ABC singing competition series, which Seacrest hosts, premieres next week, beginning with the audition episodes.

Seacrest joined 91ƵLive91Ƶ as a permanent host alongside Ripa after Michael Strahan91Ƶs departure for 91ƵGood Morning America.91Ƶ Ripa previously hosted the show with the late Regis Philbin.

91ƵThis has been the greatest ride for me,91Ƶ said Seacrest, who plans to fill in as a guest host after stepping down from his permanent role.

Seacrest also hosts the syndicated radio shows 91ƵOn Air with Ryan Seacrest91Ƶ and 91ƵAmerican Top 40.91Ƶ

91ƵI cheer you on endlessly,91Ƶ Ripa said Thursday. 91ƵI know how much of a sacrifice it91Ƶs been. I know how exhausting it is going back and forth [to Los Angeles]. I fully understand your decision making, and like Ryan said, we have been talking about this for a long time.91Ƶ

Consuelos, who married Ripa in 1996, has frequently appeared on 91ƵLive91Ƶ as a guest host. The couple met while starring on the soap opera 91ƵAll My Children91Ƶ and have three kids together.

91ƵWe are so aware of the importance of continuity and consistency and the familial vibe that we all have here,91Ƶ Ripa said. 91ƵIt only makes sense 91Ƶ to bring in somebody that we know and love and who91Ƶs really always been here.91Ƶ

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