During Ryan Seacrest’s final episode co-hosting “Live with Kelly and Ryan,” Kelly Ripa really reflected on his time co-hosting the show. “This has without question been the fastest six years of my life,” Ripa said, per People. “And although you and I have been friends for decades and decades, I feel like I gained through this process a younger brother–slash–oldest son — which is the weirdest feeling. And I’m so grateful that our success together on this show has led to us developing an even closer, yet also codependent, relationship.”
Ripa believes that this job allowed Seacrest to “show off” even more “immeasurable talents to the world” than just hosting. She said that Seacrest is definitely a “blooming onion” with his skills. “You are layers upon layers of goodness, of kindness, of charm … your generosity is unmatched,” she gushed. She also joked that they won’t change addresses “just in case” of wedding invitations, referring to Seacrest’s girlfriend, Aubrey Paige, who was in the audience along with members of his parents and sister.
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Seacrest was also holding back tears through his goodbye, and said he was “a very lucky man” to get to do this with Ripa. “I’ve spent my entire career talking. Talking on the radio, talking on television,” he said. “Words are my bread and butter, but today it’s hard to put into words how deeply I’ve appreciated being here and being with you.”
