{"id":292591,"date":"2020-05-19T08:17:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T14:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1153516"},"modified":"2020-05-19T08:17:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T14:17:39","slug":"ryan-seacrest-breaks-silence-on-stroke-concerns-as-he-returns-to-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/ryan-seacrest-breaks-silence-on-stroke-concerns-as-he-returns-to-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Seacrest Breaks Silence on Stroke Concerns as He Returns to TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/2020419\/rs_600x600-200519071538-kelly-ripa-ryan-seacrest-2.jpg?fit=around|600:467&amp;crop=600:467;center,top&amp;output-quality=90\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"video-int-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"39.591611479029\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-video-text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"23.289183222958\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/ryan_seacrest\">Ryan Seacrest<\/a><\/strong> is back on TV after taking a day off for &#8220;exhaustion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1153107\/ryan-seacrest-s-rep-responds-to-concerns-he-suffered-a-stroke-during-american-idol-finale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sparked concern from fans<\/a> over the weekend while filming the finale of <em>American Idol<\/em>. During Sunday&#8217;s show, fans on social media noted that, at one point, Seacrest appeared to fumble his words and his eyes seemed to be swollen. Seacrest&#8217;s rep later addressed his health concerns, shutting down speculation that Seacrest had a stroke.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Seacrest was absent from <em>Live With Kelly<\/em>, but returned Tuesday to thank fans for their well wishes. During the opening of Tuesday&#8217;s show, Seacrest thanked <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/kelly_ripa\">Kelly Ripa<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s husband,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/mark_consuelos\">Mark Consuelos<\/a><\/strong>, for filling in for him on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to thank Mark for&nbsp;filling in yesterday. I appreciate that,&#8221; Seacrest said. &#8220;He&#8217;s so good at it. And also the very kind well wishes for my <em>exhaustion<\/em>. Working round-the-clock so I got a day off to relax. And here we are once again at it on&nbsp;<em>Live<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"56.5\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"3\">\n<p>Amid fan concern on Monday, Seacrest&#8217;s rep released a statement on his health.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"photo-txt-3\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"37.575418994413\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"15.821229050279\">\n<p>&#8220;Ryan did not have any kind of stroke last night,&#8221; his rep shared in a statement with <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/music\/ryan-seacrest-no-stroke-american-idol-finale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">People<\/a>. &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Between <em>Live with Kelly and Ryan<\/em>, <em>American Idol<\/em>, O<em>n Air with Ryan Seacrest<\/em>, and the Disney Family Singalong specials, he has been juggling three-four on-air jobs over the last few weeks and he&#8217;s in need of rest,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;So today he took a well-deserved day off.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1153516\/ryan-seacrest-breaks-silence-on-stroke-concerns-as-he-returns-to-tv?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Seacrest is back on TV after taking a day off for &#8220;exhaustion.&#8221; The host sparked concern from fans over the weekend while filming the finale of American Idol. During Sunday&#8217;s show, fans on social media noted that, at one point, Seacrest appeared to fumble his words and his eyes seemed to be swollen. 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