Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest creating TV show based on their friendship

Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest are taking their friendship to the small screen…again. The hosts of the Live With Kelly And Ryan are using their friendship as inspiration for a new TV series that will focus on the platonic relationship between co-workers who are also best friends. Ripa and Seacrest are on board to produce Work Wife, which is currently in development at ABC. Turns out, men and women can just be friends.EW shared the logline for the new series, which has been ordered to go to pilot: “Inspired by the real-life partnerships of producers Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest and writers Casey Johnson and David Windsor, Work Wife tells the story of a platonic male/female team whose professional success, personal friendship and ability to share deodorant makes their lives work. Set in the world of real estate, Dani and Scott have taken the leap to start their own team. Now feeling the stress of being the boss, they have to rely on the yin-yang of their dynamic more than ever to keep their professional and personal lives afloat.”ABC has yet to announce any casting decisions, but Ripa shared the news of Work Wife on her Instagram and got some very tempting offers. Queer Eye star Antoni Porowski wrote, “Not sure which of you I’d rather play TBH,” while actor Holly Peete made it clear she was auditioning for the role of ‘Dani,’ writing “Can I play you??” Stylist Carson Kressley is hoping for a supporting role and left the comment, “OMG I’m trying out for the part of Gelman. Or Art! Who do I call?”

 

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Ripa and Seacrest’s chemistry is obvious on-screen, with the close friends creating a warm and welcoming environment for their celebrity guests and millions of loyal viewers. True friends dance together, dress up for Halloween together, and check if the other is okay when one of you takes a tumble on live TV.[video_embed id='-1']RELATED: Ryan Seacrest just missed ‘American Idol’ for the first time ever[/video_embed]Having the comedy airing on ABC is a full circle moment for Ripa, who had her breakout role on the station’s hit soap opera All My Children. Ripa played Hayley Vaughan from 1990 to 2002 and returned for a short stint in 2010. The soap launched Ripa’s career and introduced her to her co-star and future husband, fellow actor Mark Consuelos. Ripa returned to ABC in 2003 starring opposite Faith Ford in the TV show Hope & Faith, which ran for three seasons.The notoriously busy Ripa and Seacrest somehow managed to find a five-minute break in their schedule to help create Work Wife, which the pair will produce while continuing to host their daily hour-long show. Of course, that’s in additional to Seacrest’s other jobs, including hosting American Idol, hosting his own daily radio show, hosting every major red carpet for E! News, and executive producing Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Plus Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Years Eve. Plus his clothing line. As for Ripa, she continues to make appearances in TV shows and specials, most recently on Riverdale and her annual hosting gig on CNN’s Heroes award show.[video_embed id='1893502']RELATED: Madonna calls Canada ‘boring’ and offers Harry and Meghan her NYC apartment[/video_embed]