Ryan Seacrest fights back tears while he and Kelly Ripa reflect on working together on Live

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"What you see of Ryan on the air is the person he is backstage, which is a unique thing," Ripa tells ET. "He just brings joyfulness and enthusiasm and professionalism and an authenticity to this place that I'm just so grateful to have here." A misty-eyed Seacrest responded: "I'm using every ounce of energy to fight back tears right now, while she's saying that." ALSO: Watch Seacrest and Ripa "living" in their Live studio.