Arguably America's hardest-working man in television, Ryan Seacrest rarely takes a day off.
So when the American Idol and morning show host, took an unscheduled break from co-hosting Live with Kelly Ripa, fans were alarmed.
The New York Post learned from an ABC source that the show's production team were only made aware of Seacrest's absence about 30 minutes before the show started airing.
"It was a last-minute thing and there was a sense of panic at ABC when we were told that Ryan couldn't make it that morning," the ABC source revealed to the Post.
In the hours before the show, Seacrest prompted fears from viewers during the American Idol finale - where the host appeared to struggle to speak and his right eye began to droop.
