Ryan Seacrest had his eye on the prize.
The “Wheel of Fortune” host, 50, took a nasty nosedive whereas chasing after cheese on his standard sport present final week.
Seacrest knowledgeable the live-studio viewers and people watching at residence that he found the Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling Pageant, held in the UK, and defined that contributors race down a hill after a singular wheel of cheese.
Ultimately, whoever nabs the wheel takes residence the calorie-inducing dairy circle.
A video of his horrible spill was posted to the sport present’s official Instagram web page over the weekend.
“So what could be better?” Seacrest requested within the clip.
His co-host, Vanna White, sporting one in every of her notorious “Wheel of Fortune” attire and heels, held up a pretend wheel of cheese and requested him, “You ready to try it?”
In response to Seacrest, he “was born for this,” however his motor expertise proved in any other case.
White, 68, then had the honour of rolling the cheese on the stage. Her co-host appeared prepared, bending down in a runner’s place — however his preparation did him no good.
Seacrest took off operating after the wheel however didn’t get far earlier than he misplaced his footing and fell, doing a painful-looking stomach flop on the stage flooring.
The digital camera lower to White’s response because the TV vet lay on the ground.
The blonde longtime letter-turner appeared shocked, placing her palms over her mouth as she gasped.
“Oh no,” she shouted as Seacrest dusted himself and jumped up.
“Are you gonna be okay? Yes,” White requested her co-host as he got here operating towards her with the cheese wheel in hand.
“He’s gonna be okay,” she reassured the viewers.
“He’s okay!” she excitedly reacted as Seacrest held the pretend meals prop excessive over his head.
Vanna then stated goodbyed to viewers at residence as her co-star recovered from the autumn.
Whereas some may argue that Seacrest’s tumble seemed pretend, social media customers ate up the stunt within the video’s remark part.
“Who in the wheel world knew that Ryan could run that fast for cheese?” one delighted fan wrote.
“Ryan Seacrest is great!” a second individual replied. “Tis but a scratch! He’ll live! 😂,” joked a 3rd whereas one other commented, “Ryan is wonderful. Wheel is where I’ve really learned and appreciated how awesome he is. Great choice!”
Others couldn’t assist however poke enjoyable on the sport present host.
“Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, sorry Ryan… you are Humpty tonight,” a prankster wrote on the clip. Even the video caption learn, “If we had a nickel for every time Ryan ended up on the floor this season… 🤣.”
This isn’t the primary time Seacrest has been in a compromising place since taking up as host of “Wheel of Fortune” after Pat Sajak’s departure, 78, in 2024.
Seacrest was put in a headlock by former wrestler “Big Bill” Web page simply weeks in the past.
In contrast to the cheese incident, he was in a position to faucet out of that one.
Sajak introduced he was retiring from the present after 41 seasons in 2023. Seacrest’s first episode as his successor aired on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, wherein he failed to say the previous longtime host’s title.
