Ryan Seacrest is one of the hardest working people in Hollywood, juggling many high profile jobs and rarely taking a day off.
But there are concerns he’s been spreading himself too thin for too long, following a series of concerning incidents.
On May 17, 45-year-old Seacrest hosted the American Idol finale from his Los Angeles home during which he struggled with words and had a visibly droopy eye.
It led to fans expressing serious concerns for this health online, asking whether he was okay or had suffered a stroke.
The next day, Seacrest went on air to explain where he was.
“I want to thank Mark for filling in yesterday. I appreciate that. He’s so good at it. And also the very kind well wishes for my exhaustion. Working round-the-clock so I got a day off to relax. And here we are once again at it on Live.”
Live is scheduled to go on a week-long hiatus later this month, with New York Post sources claiming it couldn’t come at a better time.
“There are people at the network who are extremely worried that he is overdoing it,” said the ABC source.
Usually, Seacrest would travel a couple of days a week between Los Angeles and New York City, his main residence, but he has been at his LA home since the coronavirus lockdown hit.
American Idol would normally be recorded in LA, then he’d catch a red-eye flight to New York City to film Live and record his radio show On Air with Ryan Seacrest.
He has been isolating with his on-again-off-again girlfriend Shayna Taylor.
Seacrest and Taylor, a 28-year-old model, chef and food blogger, have been together since 2017 but first met in 2013.
On May 1, Seacrest gave an insight into their turbulent relationship on Live.
“I just want to say, happy third anniversary to Shayna,” he said.
“It is our third time together. So we’ve gotten together, broken up, gotten together, broken up. This is number three of being together. So we’re celebrating as well.”
Ripa interjected to say it wasn’t their relationship anniversary.
“No, it’s an eight-year run, but it’s our third run together,” Seacrest explained. “So we celebrate each trial.”
Ripa joked, “You know, third time’s a charm.”
“Listen, nothing’s perfect. You just keep trying until you get it right,” he said.
“You know, when we drive by an amusement park, I always look at the rollercoaster and go, ‘Look, there we are. It’s all definitely upside-down loops. It’s no Thunder Mountain, it’s definitely the Mind Bender.”
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