Ryan Seacrest and Jenny McCarthy battle NYC rainstorm ahead of New Year's Eve celebration

Record ID: 1369665

  • Title: Ryan Seacrest and Jenny McCarthy battle NYC rainstorm ahead of New Year's Eve celebration
  • Date: 28th December 2018
  • Summary: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (DECEMBER 28, 2018) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE HOSTS RYAN SEACREST AND JENNY MCCARTHY POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2019 HOST, RYAN SEACREST, SAYING: "Every year it is exciting as the year before if not more so exciting, great performers, the elements of Time Square, over a million people gathered across the country from Hollywood to New Orleans. We've increased, we made it a bigger party. Jenny McCarthy whose unscripted and live who America tunes in to see." (SOUNDBITE) (English) DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2019 HOST, JENNY MCCARTHY, SAYING: "It's so exciting for me. Every year I come, I go, 'It gets better and better and better' because one million people, over one million people on the streets gives you that energy. And because it's live, you never know what's going to happen. So keeps you on your toes." WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (English) DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2019 HOST, JENNY MCCARTHY, SAYING: "My New Year's tradition was literally and I'm not just saying this was on the couch. I was a smart person that stayed home and watched Dick Clark and then Ryan and then I got the phone call from Ryan to say, 'Will you join me?' and it's been heaven ever since." WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (English) DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2019 HOST, RYAN SEACREST, SAYING: "I think a good sense of humor in the New Year. I think we all need a good sense of humor. I think you said self care you know. Right." (SOUNDBITE) (English) DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2019 HOST, JENNY MCCARTHY, SAYING: "Yeah. Last year was unity. But I think that humor. We're lacking, everyone is so serious and sensitive. I think we just need to kind of take a little, you know get some levity going." WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (English) DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2019 HOST, RYAN SEACREST, SAYING: "I think that New Kids On The Block are what people are tuning in to see because Jenny, she has some pull with them." (SOUNDBITE) (English) DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2019 HOST, JENNY MCCARTHY, SAYING: "I do. And the first year I ever hosted, Donnie performed and he said hi to me for the first time in my life. I had no idea he was going to be my husband. But now here I am nine years later hosting and he's performing again. So it's gonna be an extra special kiss and performance." REPORTER ASKING: "Between us girls. Does he still have the moves he had back in the day?" (SOUNDBITE) (English) DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2019 HOST, JENNY MCCARTHY, SAYING: "Even better! I watched those moves in the bedroom this week. I was like, 'oh man!' (SOUNDBITE) (English) DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2019 HOST, RYAN SEACREST, SAYING: "See, this is why America tunes in." WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (English) DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2019 HOST, RYAN SEACREST, SAYING: "It is so significantly special to both of us because of this franchise he created. The number of people that tune in every year and the fact that he invited us to have the keys to this wonderful operation is something that we cherish and we never forget." (SOUNDBITE) (English) DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2019 HOST, JENNY MCCARTHY, SAYING: "I mean it's true. Just like Santa owns Christmas, the Easter Bunny owns Easter, Dick Clark will forever own... he created New Year's Eve and then we are just honored to be the ones to carry it on." MCCARTHY AND SEACREST TALKING TO JOURNALISTS
  • Embargoed: 11th January 2019 16:10
  • Keywords: Jenny McCarthy Ryan Seacrest New Year's Eve Dick Clark Rockin' Eve Times Square ball drop rain
  • Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • City: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Celebrities,Arts / Culture / Entertainment
  • Reuters ID: LVA0019CV0HN1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Fierce rain and wind couldn't keep New Year's Eve hosts Ryan Seacrest and Jenny McCarthy away from Times Square.
    Standing in the midst of a rainstorm atop of One Times Square on Friday (December 28) with the giant crystal ball in the background, Seacrest, the host of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2019 said, "Every year it is exciting as the year before if not more so exciting, great performers, the elements of Time Square, over a million people gathered across the country from Hollywood to New Orleans."
    Among the performers scheduled to perform in Times Square on New Year's Eve are Christine Aguilera, Bastille and New Kids On The Block.
    Co-host Jenny McCarthy, who is married to Donnie Wahlberg of NKOTB, promised Donnie still has all the right moves.
    "I watched those moves in the bedroom this week. I was like, 'oh man!'
    Ryan Seacrest will host the annual countdown to midnight on December 31. This will be his 14th year hosting the popular event created by Dick Clark who died in 2012. Seacrest said it is "significantly special" to carry on the show.
    "The number of people that tune in every year and the fact that he invited us to have the keys to this wonderful operation is something that we cherish and we never forget," Seacrest said.
    McCarthy added, "He created New Year's Eve and then we are just honored to be the ones to carry it on."
    More than one million people are expected to gather in Times Square on New Year's Eve to watch the ball drop and ring in 2019 and more rain is expected.
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