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It appears Ryan Seacrest is busy prepping for his new role hosting Wheel of Fortune, according to a cheeky clip shared to his Instagram Stories.

It was announced in June that the 48-year-old would be taking over from Pat Sajak, with Seacrest’s hosting duties beginning in 2024. The star is clearly excited for the gig, stopping by to surprise his former Live with Kelly and Ryan colleagues—including former co-host Kelly Ripa and producer Michael Gelman—with a personalized Wheel of Fortune umbrella on Monday.

In the video shared to Instagram, Seacrest can be seen walking down a studio corridor toward an open door with the umbrella in his hand.

“It’s raining outside,” he tells the group, bumping the open umbrella on the door as he enters the room. “So I had to break out my wheel.”

Wheel of Fortune Season 41 is now in full swing, and that’s somewhat bittersweet since it’ll mark the final stretch of episodes for longtime host Pat Sajak. Months ago, the 76-year-old TV presenter announced that he’d retire from WoF in 2024. Ryan Seacrest will ultimately succeed him in that post starting in the fall of that same year. All in all, Seacrest appears excited to be taking the reins of the game show and, as you’d expect, he’s already getting prepared. So it shouldn’t be shocking to hear he’s spoken with Sajak and veteran hostess Vanna White, who apparently shared some honest sentiments with him.

It goes without saying that Ryan Seacrest has had his fair share of hosting gigs over the years. However, Wheel of Fortune – in many ways – is a different kind of…

Ryan Seacrest is thrilled to be teaming up with Vanna White when he starts his duties as the host of “Wheel of Fortune” next fall.

Seacrest shared his joyous reaction after White extended her contract for the syndicated game show through the 2025-26 season.

“This is such great news,” the “American Idol” host, 48, told Willie Geist in a preview of his “Sunday Today” interview released Wednesday.

“Vanna has been such a staple on that show and in our living rooms for so many years. I have been very excited to work with her, but now that it’s official, I can say, ‘Congratulations, Vanna! I can’t wait.’”

Seacrest, who will take over hosting duties when Pat Sajak retires, further explained why having White, 66, on the show is…

Ryan Seacrest had a valuable advice from former Wheel of Fortune hosts, Pat Sajak and Vanna White, and he shared it with everyone.

“They’ve just told me how fun the show is,” Ryan revealed, as per E! News. 

“It is probably the best show to work on on television. You’re giving away money every single night to people, and it never gets old.”

“I’ve known her for a long time,” he added about joining Vanna White onstage.

“We’ve known each other for many, many years, and so I’m looking forward to being on that set with her.”

Ryan is a little nervous about joining such an established series, but more than anything, he is looking forward to an interesting season.

“Of course I’m nervous. I haven’t done…

Ryan added, “Pat Sajak’s a legend whom I’ve looked up to and watched so many years, and to know that that show is such a staple for America and such a destination for people and families in the evening, I just want to do my best job and make it seamless and have people continue to enjoy it.”

But before Ryan steps into the role of Wheel of Fortune host, the star was focused on unveiling The Ryan Seacrest Foundation‘s latest Seacrest Studio, a broadcast media center for patients at Cohen Children’s Medical Center in Queens, N.Y. Sept. 19.

Detailing how he came up with the idea for Seacrest Studios, Ryan shared, “I wanted to do something tangible for my mission and my purpose and my foundation. And I met with parents at different children’s hospitals and talked to them about what…