Ryan Seacrest cites "exhaustion" in his return to Live with Kelly and Ryan

Entertainment Weekly

Seacrest's swollen right eye and slurred speech during American Idol's season finale and his absence from Monday's Live prompted fans to express concern for his well-being -- and for his rep to insist he didn't suffer a stroke. Seacrest returned to TV this morning, telling co-host Kelly Ripa: "I’m doing well, thank you...And also all the very kind well wishes for my exhaustion, working around the clock. I got a day off to relax and here we are once again."