Ryan Seacrest has introduced the demise of his father Gary Seacrest aged 81.
Ryan Seacrest has introduced the demise of his father Gary Seacrest aged 81
Sharing a heartfelt tribute on social media, the 50-year-old radio and tv presenter mentioned Gary had died peacefully earlier within the week following an extended battle with prostate most cancers.
Ryan revealed the information on Friday (31.10.25), writing on Instagram: “It’s with a heavy coronary heart that I share with you that my loving father peacefully handed away earlier this week. My mother, sister and I’ve peace understanding he’s in a greater place and freed from any ache or struggling. We’re heartbroken.”
Ryan additionally known as Gary “a loyal husband for 56 years, an unimaginable Papa to Flora, and my greatest good friend”.
He added: “Dad you’ll stay in our hearts without end. I like you.”
The American Idol host shared a number of photographs alongside the message, exhibiting moments along with his father and their household, together with his sister, Meredith Seacrest.
Ryan had beforehand spoken publicly about his father’s well being battle.
In a 2021 Instagram submit, he mentioned Gary had been “battling most cancers for a number of years”, although on the time medical doctors believed it was “now not detectable”.
Nonetheless, throughout a July broadcast of his radio present On Air with Ryan Seacrest, he revealed Gary’s most cancers had returned and worsened.
He mentioned that whereas present process chemotherapy, Gary additionally developed pneumonia, which left him within the intensive care unit for a number of weeks.
Ryan turned emotional as he described the expertise of watching his father endure.
“Whenever you see a father or mother struggling and if you see them going by means of this and you do not perceive it your self, you are simply listening to all of the totally different medical doctors and attempting to make sense of what they’re attempting to recommend and do,” he mentioned in the course of the July programme.
Ryan added: “I didn’t need to miss attempting to know who these individuals had been that had been caring for my father.”
Gary’s spouse, Connie Seacrest, has additionally battled most cancers previously and is now in remission.
Talking on On Air with Ryan Seacrest, Ryan mentioned the illness “impacts each certainly one of us ultimately, and it sucks”.
He added: “And the remedies suck… remedies are powerful.”
Ryan, who described his father as his “greatest good friend”, has usually credited his dad and mom for his or her assist all through his profession in broadcasting, spanning radio, American Idol and tv presenting.
