American Idol Spoilers and Ryan Seacrest Reveals His Healthy Eating Tips

For all of those who can’t wait to see Ryan Seacrest and his American Idol crew on ABC for their 17th season on March 3, there are a few spoilers and trivia facts that will make them happy! The American Idol Twitter account first teased their audience with a tweet and a photo of the finalists running towards the ocean during a promotional shoot on location near the Aulani Disney Resort & Spa in Ko Olina, Hawaii.

The famous singing competition was filming its showcase at Ko Olina, with 40 contestants performing live on-stage in front of hundreds of people. This includes famous American Idol judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan and of course, the world-famous host Ryan Seacrest.

“The judges are going to talk about what they saw, who they thought was good, who they thought wasn’t. They’ll then sleep on it and in the morning they’ll make their final decision. Then at the stage where the Aulani does the luau, that’s going to be our final judgment place,” said Trish Kinane, a Showrunner and Executive Producer of American Idol. Ryan Seacrest was more than happy to be there, and he admitted that the crew was squeezing a little play time while getting to know the local culture.

But let’s get back to the spoilers; not much can be told from the photo where everyone is facing the other way. However, there is a video of the same shoot in which the finalists’ faces can be seen clearly. Also, at the beginning of the clip, you can see Ryan Seacrest announcing that these are the finalists before the whole group turns and runs into the ocean!

According to some sources, Riley Thompson is one of the finalists. Riley may be familiar to reality talent show enthusiasts as she appeared as a contestant on USA’s Real Country last year. She is also famous for covering the Kasey Musgrave song “Family is Family.”

American Idol is More Than a Singing Competition

For more than 16 seasons, American Idol has taken millions of Americans on a musical journey to discover new talents and stars. Some of them found their success immediately like Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood, while others learned that making it big in Hollywood takes a lot of effort and time.

As the countdown for season 17 with Ryan Seacrest, Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie continues, everyone agrees on one thing: American Idol can change your life for good. “Idol was incredible for me. When I was on the show, I learned so much. I was bagging groceries before I was on Idol and didn’t know the littlest thing about the music business,” season 10 winner Scotty McCreery said and added, “I learned a lot. They took me under their wing. I feel Idol prepares you for the craziness of the music businesses.”

Contestants can also learn a lot from the American Idol crew, especially Ryan Seacrest who has been there from the very beginning. From photo shoots and rehearsals to media interviews and dancing lessons, being on this show has never been an easy task. However, many contestants also learn that it is a good preview of what they can expect in the real world.

“Learning new songs, trying to figure out how to make them your own, make them new, being professional, being on time, learning about the unions, learning how to work with crews,” season 3 runner-up Diana DeGarmo explained. “One of the first things I remember taking away is how many people are behind the camera as there were in front of the camera. This is a team sport. And that’s the entertainment industry as a whole.”

And while the camera catches happy moments like contestants hanging out backstage or having the once-in-a-lifetime mentor opportunities, there are many parts of this job that are challenging. That’s why these life lessons are so valuable.

Many contestants have remained in touch with the judges of their seasons. For example, Paula Abdul saw Diana and Ace perform at their shows. Jennifer Lopez allowed Pia to perform at her Las Vegas residency inside Planet Hollywood. “She has been an incredible mentor to me over the years and took me under her wing and was a huge, huge part of my growth. I did her residency and went on tour with her and I just learned so much and she’s always been my biggest champion,” she explained. “Randy Jackson has been awesome. Every time I see Steven Tyler, he’s been wonderful. It’s really nice because that doesn’t always happen.”

It’s not a secret that some shows have singers win and then they gradually disappear from the public eye. American Idol, on the other hand, handles things differently. Many contestants have a theory why this singing show produces so many stars, “You gotta go back to the first one, Kelly Clarkson, world-renowned superstar and instantly after the first season, they have credibility,” Scotty explained. “This show can find superstars. Every year they found the best talent.”

American Idol is also special because viewers at home develop such a strong relationship with the contestants through the personal stories told week after week! “I think Idol’s secret to success is the contestants. They go in and learn about the contestants,” Diana said. “Yes, we love the judges but it’s the contestants. It’s who you’re voting for. Idol lets you really zoom in and see these people as human beings.”

Kelly and Ryan Give Shoutout to Kettering Police

As always, Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest are choosing the best stories to share with their audience. This time, they covered the story about Kettering police and their Facebook post that warned all would-be criminals to hold off for now and that it would also be a good time for anyone to turn themselves in.

“They took to social media to cancel all criminal activity on Wednesday due to the frigid weather, which is about 5 below,” Ripa laughed through her lines. The Kettering police post went viral and got nearly 10,000 shares over two days. Seacrest and Ripa also joked that this weather would be nothing for those in Minnesota. “They’re still committing crimes!”

Ryan Seacrest and Kelly Ripa have been co-hosting Live with Kelly and Ryan for over a year now. After Ripa announced on-air that Seacrest would officially be joining the Live family as her new co-host, a completely new chapter started for both of them.

After welcoming many A-list faces to the show as guest co-hosts in the year after former co-host Michael Strahan announced his departure, Ripa finally got Ryan Seacrest to join Live on May 1, 2017. The two showed obvious chemistry right away, behind and in front of the camera. Seacrest, who is always busy with his many business ventures, has since become a frequent guest at Kelly’s household!

“He knows my whole family,” Ripa said in an interview.“It’s like, ‘Oh, Ryan Seacrest is in the house.’ Like that’s a perfectly normal thing to happen.” For Kelly, having a good off-screen relationship with a co-host was key in making her pick. “It had to be somebody we would all want to hang out with, and not just on camera,” Ripa said. “Because we all do hang out together when we’re not on-camera. That’s an important thing.”

Of course, their friendship wasn’t the only reason why she chose Ryan Seacrest to co-host the famous show with her. It also has to do something with the fact that Seacrest is one of the biggest professionals in the show business. “He is just so professional and kind to everyone, and it’s not just ‘on-camera kind.’ He doesn’t turn it on and off. He’s kind backstage, and he’s kind first thing in the morning.”

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Ryan Seacrest and Healthy Food Choices

Now and then, a celebrity starts a new diet revolution. From Gwyneth Paltrow to Jennifer Lopez, there have been dozens of celebs swearing by a brand new recipe that will change your body just like it has changed theirs. While most of us still forget that celebrities are supernatural creatures and their bodies work differently than regular human bodies, there is a new thing coming up on Instagram and it’s all very green!

Beyonce’s Instagram feed has been filled with Greenprint stuff, and of course, everyone started wondering what’s this all about. Bey has been actively advocating plant-based living in a rare social-media endorsement. She announced to her followers (all 123 million of them) sweepstakes for lifetime concert tickets to her and Jay-Z’s shows after asking one question: “What is your Greenprint?”

The Greenprint is the title of a brand new book by Beyonce’s and Jay Z’s personal trainer, Marco Borges. Borges is known as a plant-based guru who has also worked with Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Pharrell, Diddy and Ryan Seacrest! The book title refers to the impact on the planet that one person can make by going plant-based.

Marco Borges is a Miami-based exercise physiologist who first got Bey going with the 22-Day Revolution. That’s why Bey wrote the foreword for that book in 2015, and she and Jay-Z wrote the introduction for the new book. Marco says that he once hoped to be a doctor but he then found that medicine is “far too reactive” when people actually need a “proactive” approach to health.

“As I immersed myself in all the science, the data and the clinical trials, I realized that if you were looking for optimum wellness, improved performance and your best chance of survival, you had to move toward a plant-based diet,” he says. “I’ve been living plant-based ever since and it’s been 14, 15 years now.”

And while the world is getting ready for another popular diet revolution, Ryan Seacrest is actively working on staying in shape. Actually, for someone as busy as Seacrest, staying healthy and handsome is a must!

Of course, going green is nothing new for Seacrest. A while ago, Kelly and Ryan did the juice cleanse together. The cleanse is based on drinking the juice only and it’s called iZO’s Superfood Cleanse. It is also known as one of Gwyneth Paltrow’s favorite cleanses. Seacrest’s girlfriend, Shayna Taylor, read about it online and decided to give it a try for five days.

Cleansers mix iZO’s superfood powders, which include algae, seaweeds, seeds and much more into juice or water for up to seven days. Just like everything else that he tries, Ryan Seacrest has successfully finished the cleanse. But then Kelly Ripa decided to tackle it too, and it didn’t go too well! She opened an episode of Live with Kelly and Ryan wondering if she can make it past day two of the cleanse, “I’m going to be honest, I’m not going to make it,” she said. “I don’t think I’m going to make it.” “You can do it; you have more strength than anybody,” Seacrest told her. “It’s a restart for summer.”

While encouraging Kelly, Seacrest also teased her a bit, “This morning, I had this beautiful, warm breakfast, and coffee,” he said.“And you sent a video of it to Mark and he showed it to me,” Ripa replied. “You are a monster too. Mark goes, ‘look at this, Ryan didn’t want me to show you this.’ And he plays it for me, and it’s Ryan eating gorgeous, steaming porridge, and French toast, and coffee. You’ll end up getting through. We did it because it cleanses your organs, and I’m telling you, you’ll feel great at the end,” Seacrest said.

Ripa is also known for loving alternative diets; she’s a fan of eating only high-alkaline foods like beets, tofu, ginger and more. Yet, she needed the extra encouragement to make it through this juice cleanse, and just like always, Seacrest was there to reassure her, “You’re going to be just fine, and you’re going to thank me for this.”

With so many companies and shows he’s involved with, Ryan Seacrest in one of the hardest working men in Hollywood according to an interview with GQ. Many people wonder where he gets the energy to keep up with this intense work schedule! The answer might be green juice. At one point, Seacrest had even quit coffee and turned completely to green juice.

Seacrest even carts homemade green vegetable juices around in a cooler to boost his energy. When he arrived in Miami, he brought his cooler with him and cleared out the minibar to make room for his healthy juices. Ryan is also known to leave his gym bag in hotel gyms around LA so he can exercise whenever he’s in the city.

Some would say that it’s easy to have a healthy relationship with food when you’re in a healthy relationship with a personal chef! Ryan Seacrest and his live-in girlfriend Shayna Taylor are in love with healthy food choices and they are also willing to share their recipes with the world.

As Kelly Ripa once said, Taylor’s got it all, which includes amazing looks and culinary skills. Shayna is a model and a personal chef, and she regularly posts her recipes and healthy eating tips on her Instagram account. Here’s what she and Ryan Seacrest are eating on a daily basis and a few bonus tips.

First of all, make your own almond milk. For those who are lactose intolerant or who just want to cut back on dairy, almond milk is the best alternative. Taylor and Seacrest enjoy almond milk that she makes and she even shared her recipe on her Instagram story. According to her, while there are a lot of great store-bought options, the only way to truly control what’s in it is to make it yourself.

Her recipe for almond milk has only two ingredients- almonds and water. Shayna first soaks the nuts in Icelandic Glacial bottled water until they are softened and then she puts them through a juicer.

Shayna’s second healthy eating tip that she and Ryan Seacrest stick to is cutting down on the carbs. That doesn’t mean saying no to fast food! Taylor enjoys eating at fast food joints such as In-N-Out from time to time. When she does this, the gorgeous personal chef goes for the bread-free burger option wrapped in iceberg lettuce. Taylor’s other low-carb alternatives to heavy fast food include Turkey Taco Salad and Thai Chicken Salad.

And in case you’re ever in doubt about what to eat, always grab some fresh produce. Taylor and Seacrest enjoy fruits and veggies, especially when they are in season because this is when they are at their most nutritious.

Also, seafood is your friend. There are many health benefits of a seafood-rich diet. That’s why Shayna makes sure that she and Ryan always include plenty of fish into their eating regimen. Finally, Shayna says that you should never forget to indulge once in a while. Even the most disciplined foodies need to take a cheat day now and then. Ryan Seacrest and Shayna Taylor enjoy a glass of wine or two on their date nights out, and so should you!

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