Ryan Seacrest leaving ‘Live with Kelly and Ryan’ as Mark Consuelos joins wife

Ryan Seacrest leaving ‘Live with Kelly and Ryan’ as Mark Consuelos joins wife

Ryan Seacrest is leaving “Live with Kelly and Ryan” after six seasons of co-hosting the daytime talk show with Kelly Ripa.

“Working alongside Kelly over the past six years has been a dream job and one of the highlights of my career,” Ryan said in a statement. “She has been an amazing partner, friend, and confidant, and although we will always be a part of each other’s lives, I will miss our mornings together.”

E! News reports Ripa, who has hosted the show since 2001 when she joined then-host Regis Philbin, will make her husband Mark Consuelos the next co-host, effectively renaming the show “Live with Kelly and Mark.”

Seacrest, meanwhile, is expected to continue hosting “American Idol” in addition to his radio career.