Ryan Seacrest Laughs Off Engagement Rumors: How the Media Mistakenly Pegged Him to a Buddy's Bride-to-Be

American Idol host jokes he "got a lot of credit" for pal's fiancée

By Rebecca Macatee Nov 30, 2015 6:56 PMTags
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Calm down, everybody: Ryan Seacrest is not engaged!

In fact, the 40-year-old isn't even dating the woman multiple media outlets erroneously pegged as his bride-to-be. So what happened?

Well, Seacrest and a group of friends were photographed at London's Heathrow Airport over the weekend. Sarah Mutch, a model dating real estate magnate Kurt Rappaport, was spotted with a giant ring on that finger—cue the confusion!

Seacrest got a laugh out of the media mix-up, but he decided to set the record straight on Twitter. "not engaged," he wrote, "but man did I get a lot of credit for my buddy's fiancée..."

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Ha, we're sure the bride-to-be and her fiancé saw the humor in it, too. Seacrest, his recently engaged pals and a few other friends definitely made some memories on their London trip. Mutch Instagrammed one photo of the gang at the Rosewood Hotel, noting via hashtags she was oh so #thankful for her #besties.

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Seacrest sure looked happy in the #Friendsgiving snap. He lucked out this year, actually, and celebrated another Turkey Day (early, that is) with the boys of One Direction.

He might not be planning for "I do" just yet, but Seacrest definitely has a lot to be thankful for.

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