Ryan Seacrest shocks fans with unexpected new look in American Idol promo video

Ryan Seacrest near American Idol shocked by his melodramatic caller look successful a promotional video for the upcoming 23rd season.

The longtime host, 50, is champion known for his clean-shaved appearance, sharp suits and perfectly coiffed locks.

However, it appears the prima precocious decided to shingle happening up arsenic helium showcased a overmuch much relaxed look successful a caller promotion clip shared connected the American Idol Instagram account.

Ahead of the caller season's premiere successful March, a throwback clip saw the Wheel of Fortune big wearing a fitted greenish button-down collared shirt, airy bluish jeans and taupe pointed boots.

He was seen lasting successful beforehand of a large TV screen, allowing fans to instrumentality successful his longer hairsbreadth and well-maintained beard.

His curlier locks and scruffy stubble was surely a displacement distant from what fans are utilized to and galore made enactment successful the remark section.

One instrumentality wrote: 'Bearded @ryanseacrest wasn't connected my 2025 bingo card'

Another spectator added: 'I similar the beard! Very handsome!'

'Looking rather antithetic determination Ryan @ryanseacrest but inactive charming arsenic always,' 1 instrumentality commented.

One instrumentality mused: 'Looks similar he's turning into different "bro" conscionable similar [Mark] Zuckerberg. Apparently, each it takes is increasing retired their hairsbreadth and putting connected jeans!'

'Love the beard and longer hair,' different stated, portion 1 instrumentality wrote: 'Ryan with the facial hairsbreadth [shocked look emoji]!!'

The clip saw Ryan getting a astonishment from his parent Constance who was seen appearing down him connected the screen.

It's not wide precisely erstwhile Ryan filmed the promo arsenic helium was backmost to his accustomed aforesaid portion hosting the 2025 Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve connected December 31, 2024.

The caller play of American Idol volition see country queen Carrie Underwood grace the sheet alongside Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan, marking a full-circle infinitesimal for the erstwhile contestant.

Back successful December, a viral video teased the legendary return of Season 4 victor Carrie Underwood — not arsenic a contestant, but arsenic a judge. 

In a heartstring-tugging promo, ABC unveiled a clip showcasing Carrie's travel —from her fresh-faced audition to winning it each and, now, claiming her spot arsenic a judge.

Social media exploded with fans' enthusiasm, with 1 idiosyncratic declaring, 'Aww, this gives maine chills and made maine privation to cry. This is truthful awesome! I ever voted for Carrie, and present look astatine her!' 

Another proudly proclaimed, 'That's our girl!'

'I'm not crying you're crying,' posted one, arsenic different agreed, penning 'Why did this marque maine truthful emotional?' 

Another shared, 'I person been a Carrie instrumentality since time one!! Welcome location Carrie!' 

Carrie volition reportedly rake successful a chill $12 cardinal for her judging debut, a humble sum compared to Katy Perry's $25 cardinal paycheck earlier she bowed retired past twelvemonth aft a seven-season run.

Ryan, who famously announced Carrie Underwood arsenic the victor of American Idol backmost successful Season 4, 2005, was arsenic excited astir her return. 

Sharing throwback photos from that iconic moment, helium wrote, 'It's a full-circle infinitesimal to spell from announcing you arsenic the victor of @americanidol 20 years agone to present welcoming you to the judge's table. Welcome home, @carrieunderwood!'

However, the caller justice has fallen retired of favour with immoderate viewers aft she accepted the invitation to execute at Donald Trump's 2025 Presidential Inauguration. 

The American Idol star's rendition of America The Beautiful was deed by daze method difficulties connected Monday, starring the chart-topper to perform a capella due to issues with the backing track. 

Fans rapidly took to societal media to react, with immoderate claiming it was karma for her determination to perform.

The unrecorded show issues came aft Carrie faced disapproval for agreeing to execute astatine the ceremony, and said successful a erstwhile statement: 'I emotion our state and americium honored to person been asked to sing astatine the Inauguration and to beryllium a tiny portion of this historical event. 

'I americium humbled to reply the telephone astatine a clip erstwhile we indispensable each travel unneurotic successful the tone of unity and looking to the future.'

A source noted to DailyMail.com that Carrie was hoping to bring radical unneurotic with her genre: 'She wants to unite the country, and euphony is her mode to bash that, she is looking broader than immoderate controversies that person travel up and volition travel up.'

In respect to her instrumentality to the Fox philharmonic competition, the root said Carrie 'is a erstwhile American Idol and America made her dreams travel true, this is her giving backmost to the state she loves and which has supported her forever.'