Ryan Seacrest broke down in tears on his radio show On Air With Ryan Seacrest over his father, Gary, who has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The former host of Live With Kelly and Ryan was heard around the nation, including by the current hosts of the daytime talk show, retitled Live With Kelly and Mark, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, who shared a moving tribute to Seacrest in a moment of support.
“I want to send our love to our friend Ryan Seacrest,” Ripa said on Tuesday morning’s broadcast. “He’s battling prostate cancer, and apparently it’s gotten worse and it spread.”
Ripa cohosted Live with Kelly and Ryan alongside Seacrest from May 2017 until April 2023. Seacrest is currently the host of Wheel of Fortune.
During the broadcast, Seacrest revealed that it was “extremely hard” to watch his father endure cancer treatments, particularly when he developed pneumonia due to his illness.
During the broadcast, he stated that his mother also had cancer but was in remission and recovering during his father’s health crisis. Seacrest then revealed that his father has not left his house or bed in several months. He broke down when talking about the “good, happy picture” he received from his family just before his father’s birthday.
“They can’t do much. But I saw him smile. I saw my mom smile.”
Here is the actual broadcast as Ryan shared on Instagram.