{"id":117897,"date":"2024-08-12T19:36:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T19:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/12\/kelly-ripa-mocks-ryan-seacrest-during-live-reunion-watch\/"},"modified":"2024-08-12T19:36:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T19:36:59","slug":"kelly-ripa-mocks-ryan-seacrest-during-live-reunion-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/12\/kelly-ripa-mocks-ryan-seacrest-during-live-reunion-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Ripa Mocks Ryan Seacrest During Live Reunion: Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Who said a Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest reunion would be uncomfortable?!<\/p>\n<p>Ryan and Kelly hosted <em>Live<\/em> on ABC together for six years between 2017 and 2023. Ryan\u2019s exit, though not as shocking as past departures, never the less was a blow for the show. <\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why fans were so thrilled to see the pair together again this week  \u2013 and why Kelly\u2019s jab at Ryan was fairly well received. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1479759913-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Ripa attends Variety's 2023 Power of Women event\" class=\"wp-image-506969 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1479759913-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1479759913-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1479759913-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1479759913-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1479759913-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1479759913.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1479759913.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kelly Ripa attends Variety\u2019s 2023 Power of Women event at The Grill on April 04, 2023 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Dia Dipasupil\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-kelly-ripa-amp-ryan-seacrest-reunite-live-at-d23-for-legends-ceremony\">Kelly Ripa &amp; Ryan Seacrest Reunite Live At D23 For Legends Ceremony<\/h2>\n<p>Over the weekend, Kelly was honored at the\u00a0Disney Legends Awards Ceremony alongside other talents, like Jamie Lee Curtis and Miley Cyrus.<\/p>\n<p>Each recipient was welcomed onstage by a friend or performance highlight the work they\u2019ve done for the House of Mouse. In Kelly\u2019s case, it was none other than her former\u00a0<em>Live\u00a0<\/em>co-star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2021\/05\/bella-thorne-and-sisters-hand-picked-by-ryan-seacrest-to-take-ov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"266\">Ryan Seacrest<\/a> who presented her with the iconic award.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Ryan actually hosted the entire affair, so taking time out to show some love to Kelly wasn\u2019t really that big of a stretch; unless you take into account that he\u2019s also in the middle of hosting <a data-wpil-monitor-id=\"265\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/05\/american-idol-season-22-was-the-right-champion-crowned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>American Idol<\/em>\u2018s next season<\/a> AND his first season of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/07\/vanna-white-ryan-seacrest-feud-wheel-of-fortune\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wheel of Fortune<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>Perhaps that\u2019s why Kelly felt it was the right place and time to jab at Ryan a bit. A joke among friends, if you will!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRyan, thank you from the bottom of my heart,\u201d Kelly said as she took to the stage to receive her award after his kind words. Then, she added, \u201c I\u2019m just glad you finally found something else to host.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cue laughter from the audience. Because, well, c\u2019mon!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kelly Ripa Award Speech ( Disney Legends Award Ceremony at Honda Center D23 2024 ) #d23\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pkZ-w7rYRyo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-ryan-and-kelly-ended-on-good-terms\">Ryan and Kelly Ended On Good Terms<\/h2>\n<p>Unlike someone else who exited Live with a lot of drama (cough <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/07\/michael-strahan-daughter-health-brain-tumor-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"267\">Michael Strahan<\/a> cough), when Ryan left the daytime talk show, there was nothing but love from Kelly. <\/p>\n<p>For one thing, the changed paved the way for her husband Mark Consuelos to join her at the desk full time. For another, it seemed clear from the start that the arrangement wasn\u2019t meant to continue long term. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cI was looking back at the six years and remembering when initially it was just going to be three,\u201d Ryan had told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/tv\/features\/ryan-seacrest-live-with-kelly-exit-next-chapter-1235586898\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Variety<\/a><\/em> about his exit at the time. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then with each year that went by, I continued to extend my contract because I love sitting next to my partner and having this unique and casual connection to the people that watch.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He added that part of the appeal of being on the show was how it proved to be an escape for may viewers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were relief from a lot of the heavy news, from the division in the country, and we are mindful of that when we\u2019re on the air,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re mindful of the level of fun the show should be, and counterprogramming to anything that is political. And frankly, I\u2019m more comfortable with that. We felt like this is a place where people can enjoy, laugh, smile, forget and escape the heavier things.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1248109199-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-506970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1248109199-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1248109199-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1248109199-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1248109199-960x628.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1248109199-1080x707.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1248109199.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1248109199-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-506970 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1248109199-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1248109199-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1248109199-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1248109199-960x628.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1248109199-1080x707.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1248109199.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1248109199.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mark Consuelos, Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest attend the 95th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 12, 2023.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-kelly-ripa-s-disney-legends-speech-this-is-surreal\">Kelly Ripa\u2019s Disney Legends Speech: This Is \u2018Surreal\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The Disney Legends Award honors artists and visionaries throughout The Walt Disney Company\u2019s history \u201cwho have pushed the envelope of creativity, challenged conventional wisdom, and broken the restraints of the status quo in search of new possibilities and excellence\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly has, almost quite literally, worked for Disney her entire career. For 34 years, she has appeared on ABC programming, from <em>Live<\/em> to <em>All My Children<\/em> to new programs like <em>Generation Gap<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>She called her years with the company \u201cgreat good fortune\u201d in her Disney Legends speech. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis feels surreal\u00a0 for me,\u201d she added. \u201cI owe everything to Disney. Not only my career, but my entire immediate family,\u201d giving props to her \u201csmoking hot husband\u201d who she met on the set of the ABC soap 30 years previously. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been quite a ride! How much longer it will last, that\u2019s the better question! <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzA4L2tlbGx5LXJpcGEtbW9ja3Mtcnlhbi1zZWFjcmVzdC8=\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who said a Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest reunion would be uncomfortable?! Ryan and Kelly hosted Live on ABC together for six years between 2017 and 2023. Ryan\u2019s exit, though not as shocking as past departures, never the less was a blow for the show. That\u2019s why fans were so thrilled to see the pair [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":117899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-117897","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}