{"id":2470735,"date":"2026-06-22T16:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T16:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2470735"},"modified":"2026-06-22T16:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T16:13:08","slug":"fans-rally-around-ryan-seacrest-over-emotional-instagram-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/fans-rally-around-ryan-seacrest-over-emotional-instagram-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans Rally Around Ryan Seacrest Over Emotional Instagram Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<div class=\"css-1jx1kps etlajd2\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"collapsible-section\" data-fp-collapsible-section=\"true\" class=\"css-p1fz9n e1q3dcg6\">\n<h3 data-theme-key=\"collapsible-header\" data-fp-collapsible-section-header=\"true\" class=\"css-dyle7y e1q3dcg5\"><button aria-label=\"Hide Key Points section\" aria-expanded=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-header-button\" class=\"css-rgwsqu e1q3dcg4\"><\/p>\n<p>Key Points<\/p>\n<div data-theme-key=\"collapsible-icon-wrapper\" data-collapsible-open=\"true\" class=\"css-1kwqn25 e1q3dcg0\"><span data-testid=\"iconRight\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-icon-right\" class=\"css-1ep4808 e1q3dcg1\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/h3>\n<div aria-hidden=\"false\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-section-text\" data-fp-collapsible-section-body=\"true\" class=\"css-1bo2quf e1q3dcg3\">\n<div class=\"css-ex91la etlajd1\">\n<div>\n<p>Ryan Seacrest announced the death of his father, Gary, from cancer at age 79 back in October 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Wheel of Fortune<\/em> host got sentimental about his dad on his first Father\u2019s Day without him on June 21.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>American Idol<\/em> star has previously spoken out about how painful Gary\u2019s death has been on him over the past few months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><keypoints-embed isaigenerated=\"false\" isapproved=\"false\" data-embed=\"1\" data-node-id=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/ryan-seacrest\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/ryan-seacrest\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Ryan Seacrest\" data-node-id=\"1.0\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"1.0.0\">Ryan Seacrest<\/strong><\/a> spent Father\u2019s Day like millions of people around the world: missing Dad.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Back in October, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/american-idol\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/american-idol\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"American Idol\" data-node-id=\"2.1\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"2.1.0\">American Idol<\/em><\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/wheel-of-fortune\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/wheel-of-fortune\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Wheel of Fortune\" data-node-id=\"2.3\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"2.3.0\">Wheel of Fortune<\/em><\/a> host <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQeghNBkdAe\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQeghNBkdAe\/?img_index=1\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"revealed the death\" data-node-id=\"2.5\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\">revealed the death<\/a> of his father, <strong data-node-id=\"2.7\">Gary<\/strong>. Gary passed away from cancer at age 79, and Ryan has since <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/a69711547\/ryan-seacrest-dad-death-holidays-2025\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/a69711547\/ryan-seacrest-dad-death-holidays-2025\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"opened u\" data-node-id=\"2.9\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\">opened u<\/a>p about how life has been for him without having his father at his side.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">On Father\u2019s Day, Ryan decided to give his fans a more intimate look at his relationship with his dad with a beautiful Instagram post. As the TV personality shared photos of the duo with other members of the Seacrest family (which included his mom <strong data-node-id=\"3.1\">Connie<\/strong>, his sister, <strong data-node-id=\"3.3\">Meredith<\/strong>, and her family), he expressed just how much he missed his best friend.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201cThis was always one of dad\u2019s favorites,\u201d he emotionally wrote in the caption on June 21. \u201cHe didn\u2019t sing much, but this one always did the trick. To my forever best friend, we miss you every day. Happy Father\u2019s Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">As soon as fans saw Ryan\u2019s heartfelt note about celebrating his first Father\u2019s Day without his dad, people quickly rallied around with words of encouragement amid his grief.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201cAwww&#8230;sweetest man ever!! Happy heavenly Father&#8217;s Day Gary \ud83e\udef6\ud83d\ude4c\u2764\ufe0f You are loved and missed \ud83d\ude4c,\u201d one person wrote in the comments. \u201cSo sorry he is not here with you, Ryan but you know he is always watching over you. \u2665\ufe0f\ud83d\udc94\u2665\ufe0f,\u201d another wrote. \u201cRyan, I&#8217;m so sorry your best friend is gone \ud83d\udc94 he&#8217;s 100% so proud of you and how you look over your family. God bless you all,\u201d a different follower added.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Our hearts are with Ryan and everyone who is missing their dad this week.<\/p>\n<div data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-19\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside data-nitrous-content-id=\"recirculation_unit_get_the_latest_on_ryan_seacrest\" class=\"css-1ia9hn7 e94w1mj3\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"carousel-container\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" role=\"region\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-labelledby=\"PP0-19-0\" class=\"css-1jke4yk ejxe6mr5\">\n<p><h2 id=\"PP0-19-0\" data-theme-key=\"carousel-hed\" class=\"css-4i2xvz ejxe6mr6\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-1yxmhzw e68yk9k0\"\/>Get the Latest on Ryan Seacrest<span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 e68yk9k1\"\/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.goodhousekeeping.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Ryan Seacrest announced the death of his father, Gary, from cancer at age 79 back in October 2025. 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