Ryan Seacrest has rubbished rumors he has had a stroke.
The 45-year-old television presenter sparked fears that he was unwell when he appeared on the ‘American Idol’ finale on Sunday (17.05.20) and then later missed an episode of ‘Live with Kelly and Ryan’ but his representative has since insisted he is fine and just needed some rest.
According to a report on CNN, viewers noticed that at one point during Sunday’s episode, Seacrest, who hosted remotely from his house during the Coronavirus pandemic, appeared to slur his speech and his right eye seemed to be enlarged.
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A spokesperson for Ryan said: “Ryan did not have any kind of stroke last night. 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. Between ‘Live with Kelly and Ryan’, ‘American Idol’, ‘On Air with Ryan Seacrest’, and the Disney Family Singalong specials, he has been juggling three-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.”
Meanwhile, Ryan – who is in a relationship with Shayna Taylor – thinks he needs to “grow up” and find a work-life balance.
Recalling his busiest working time, he said: “There were five daily responsibilities. You lose the balance and you are drained by the end of every day and you’ve gotta go do it again the next day. So that’s always been a tough struggle. I mean, maybe it’s perhaps why I’m not married now. So thank you for this therapy! I do have to grow up a little bit and realize that there needs to be a work-life balance.”
Ryan has always loved having an audience and his ambitions grew and grew after he landed his job on ‘American Idol’.
He said: “I always wanted it, I never had it and I couldn’t believe I got it. I wanted to have a touch-point to an audience at every part of the day. So that would be wake up and drive in; that would be a prime-time TV show; that would be a cable TV show; that would be an award show. My model was to always have a connection with the audience, no matter what time of day or day of the week.”
Ryan Seacrest’s career as ‘American Idol’ host began in 2004. The 3-time Emmy nominated show is not the only job Seacrest has, garnering the reputation of one of the busiest Hollywood heart throbs. He began co-hosting Live with Kelly and Ryan on a permanent basis May 1, 2017, and also currently hosts morning radio show, ‘On Air with Ryan Seacrest.’
