Ryan Seacrest in for awkward reunion with ex Julianne

Ryan Seacrest and Julianne Hough will probably be having a reunion this New Year’s Eve, not less than, on-screen.

The former couple, who cut up in 2013, are each going to tackle internet hosting duties as a part of Dick Clark’s New Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest, with the Georgia native, 50, helming the present from New York’s Times Square, while his former flame, 37, makes her debut in Las Vegas.

The reunion comes just months after Seacrest had an encounter with Julianne’s brother Derek on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, the place the two engaged in an awkward alternate about the Dancing With the Stars co-host.

While Seacrest will probably be joined in New York as soon as again by Rita Ora, Hough will mark her first New Year’s internet hosting gig alongside returning NFL star Rob Gronkowski, as they mark the celebrations going down in Nevada.

Celebrations are set to as soon as again happen across a number of time zones, bringing a number of hosts for each event.

According to a press release, in addition to the celebrations in New York and Las Vegas, countdowns will also happen in Chicago, with Chance the Rapper internet hosting from his hometown, and Puerto Rico. Details for the Puerto Rico celebration have yet to be announced.

The present also teases a “major performer lineup” that will probably be unveiled at a later date. 2025’s present featured performances by Carrie Underwood, Dasha, Kesha, Megan Moroney and TLC.

As for Seacrest and Hough, although the pair cut up 12 years in the past after a three-year relationship, it seems there was no animosity since.

Hough mirrored on the end of the romance in an look on the Armchair Expert podcast in 2024, the place she called him a “lovely guy” however admitted she didn’t need people to assume he was utilizing him to garner fame.

“The rug was swept up from underneath me, and I was just flying, and I was experiencing things that I didn’t even know existed,” she said at the time. “But then I had this insecurity that I was like, I don’t ever want anybody to think that I’m with him for this reason.”

“I overcompensate, was malleable to fit into exactly what somebody needed me to be for them to be happy,” she added. “And what I’ve realized over the years is I don’t know if I’ve ever truly been in love with someone, but I have loved the feeling of being loved. And so let me be what that needs to be so that I can be loved.”

“And then because I’m so filled with love from someone, of course I love you. I love everyone. I’ve been in love with everybody I’ve ever dated, but have I? I don’t want to overanalyze it because every person I’ve also dated has been a very good person.”

Following their cut up, Hough went on thus far and finally marry NHL participant Brooks Laich in 2017. The two cut up in 2020, with the divorce finalized in 2022.

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Seacrest, meanwhile, went on thus far mannequin Shayna Taylor on and off for eight years before they cut up in 2020. He then dated mannequin Aubrey Paige from 2021-2024.

Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 airs Wednesday, Dec. 31, live on ABC starting at 8:00 p.m. EST, and next day on Hulu.