Ryan Seacrest 'reveals' why Kelly Ripa is still ABSENT from Live after more than a week off the show

RYAN Seacrest has sarcastically explained why Kelly Ripa has not appeared on Live! after more than a week.

The talk show host joked about Kelly during a segment on Monday's live show, saying: "I heard she won the lottery."

Ryan, 47, has been joined by various guest co-hosts while Kelly, 51, has been away.

On Monday morning's show, the American Idol host was joined by Scandal star Katie Lowes.

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During a bargains shopping segment, the actress showed off customized embroidered pillows with various names on them.

As Katie held up a pillow she made for Kelly, she said: "Kelly we miss you, we got you a Consuelos one."

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Kelly has been married to Mark Consuelos since 1996.

Ryan looked deadpan into the camera and said: "I heard she won the lottery. She's fine."

Fans noticed Kelly was off the air when Luke Bryan joined Ryan as a guest host.

Ryan told the guest co-host as he showed him to Kelly's usual chair: “Let me swivel you in, Luke Bryan.”

The country star told him in response: “Well, I’m not Ripa.”

Seacrest then told Luke that he was excited to have him co-hosting the show.

Ryan was also joined by actor and comedian Ali Wentworth as guest co-hosts while Kelly was away.

The talk show host seemed to enjoy the shake-up as he gushed over Deja, who also filled in during a broadcast.

Kelly recently shared a video of her and her husband Mark, 51, relaxing in their plush home.

She also revealed that she will be touring New York and New Jersey following the release of her new book Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories.

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Previously, Kelly shared a NSFW video of her and Mark traveling on a beach vacation.

The TV personality tried to gush over her husband with a sexy video of him.

The shirtless Riverdale actor ran out of the water, onto the beach, and toward his wife in the Instagram video – all in slow motion.

Just as Mark got a bit closer to his wife, with his co-star Casey Cott also running shirtless behind him, a man walked right in front of the Live host’s camera.

Kelly raged over the annoying moment with a NSFW caption, calling it a “c**kblock.”

Eventually, the beachgoer moved past the camera frame, and Kelly continued to show off Mark in his tiny swim shorts and shirtless body.