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The busiest man in showbiz just needed a break. Ryan Seacrest’s rep is shutting down rumors that the host suffered a stroke during the live telecast of the “American Idol” finale Sunday night. “Ryan did not have any kind of stroke last night,” his publicist told People on Monday. “Like many people right now, Ryan …
The busiest man in showbiz just needed a break.
Ryan Seacrest’s rep is shutting down rumors that the host suffered a stroke during the live telecast of the “American Idol” finale Sunday night.
“Ryan did not have any kind of stroke last night,” his publicist told People on Monday. “Like many people right now, Ryan is adjusting to the new normal and finding work-home balance, with the added stress of having to put on live shows from home.”
Fans expressed their concern on social media when they noticed Seacrest, 45, was stumbling some of the words from his prompter reads and one of his eyes appeared bigger than the other.
“Hope you are okay, Ryan,” one viewer tweeted. “My kids noticed your right eye and we started to worry you might be having a TIA/mini-stroke. Hope you have someone in quarantine with you.”
Another added, “Seriously, I saw the same thing [sic] hos right eye swelled…he appeared to have trouble speaking, there was almost a slur, came on suddenly, love him and do hope he is ok.”
On Monday morning, Seacrest also did not resume his co-hosting duties for “Live With Kelly and Ryan,” sparking even more concerns that he was unwell.
“Ryan worked late last night on ‘American Idol,’ so he’s taking the morning off,” Kelly Ripa said on the air. Her husband, Mark Consuelos, filled in to guest host.
Seacrest’s rep added in their statement, “Between ‘Live with Kelly and Ryan,’ ‘American Idol,’ ‘On Air with Ryan Seacrest,’ and the Disney Family Singalong specials, he has been juggling three to four on-air jobs over the last few weeks and he’s in need of rest. So today he took a well-deserved day off.”
His rep did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
