Ryan Seacrest.Photo: Roy Rochlin/Getty

Ryan Seacrest attends the 2018 Samsung Charity Gala at The Manhattan Center on September 27, 2018 in New York City.

Ryan Seacrestis excited about the opportunity to become a parent when the time is right.

During Wednesday’s episode ofLive with Kelly and Ryan,guest co-hostLisa Rinnaasked Seacrest his thoughts about having kids down the line.

After nearly spitting out his drink, theAmerican Idolhost, 47, teased, “Is this aReal Housewivesepisode and not aLiveepisode? I’m confused, are we not really on our show?”

“I want to know about Ryan Seacrest!” Rinna, 59, exclaimed.

“I think having kids at the right time would be great,” Seacrest shared. “I have a fantastic family, a very small family. I have a niece, [my sister] Meredith has a daughter. My parents have been married 52 and a half years, so that’s a high bar. So that’s in my head.”

Seacrest is currently dating modelAubrey Paige. The twosome first sparked dating rumors in May 2021. Recently, theymade their red carpet debutat the June premiere ofJennifer Lopez’s Netflix documentary,Halftime.

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In honor of National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, the co-hosts taste-tested chewy and crunchy cookies to decide which was better. Flora assisted the co-hosts in the deliberations, eventually declaring chewy as the winner.

In the first shot, Seacrest smiles alongside his sister Meredith and her daughter Flora. He also included a video in the post that shows Flora getting mic’d up before the show and another of the little girl shyly walking onto the set while holding her stuffed animal.

“It’s Flora’s show, we’re just supporting characters in it,” Seacrest captioned the sweet post.

source: people.com