Picture this: Ryan, suit crisp and smile dazzling, dropping hints on On Air with Ryan Seacrest. “Big things are coming,” he teased last week, dodging Kelly Ripa’s sly jabs about rings. Insiders say he’s been spotted at Tiffany & Co. in LA, eyeing diamond bands, and X is buzzing with fan theories. “Ryan’s too smooth to stay single,” one tweeted, while another gasped, “Is it a co-star?!” His past—Julianne Hough, Shayna Taylor—offers no clues, but the buzz points to someone unexpected, maybe even a Hollywood curveball we’ve never linked to him.

Could it be a Keeping Up with the Kardashians twist? Ryan’s produced their empire for years—imagine Kris Jenner as mother-in-law! Or perhaps a New Year’s Rockin’ Eve romance bloomed under Times Square lights? Sources hint the bride’s “someone he’s known forever but never dated,” flipping his playbook. “She’s not in the spotlight,” a pal told us, “but she’s his rock.” Wedding plans? Think lavish—think Ryan chartering a yacht off Santorini or booking the Plaza for a star-studded bash. His 18-hour workdays might finally slow for a honeymoon glow.

Fans are losing it. “Ryan Seacrest settling down? I need pics!” one X post screamed, while another begged, “Spill the bride’s name!” His Atlanta roots—where he DJ’d at 16—might tie into a Southern belle, or his LA hustle could mean a media maven. After decades as the “busiest man in Hollywood,” this wedding’s a plot twist no one saw coming. Even Kelly Ripa’s in the dark, joking on air, “Ryan’s hiding a fiancée and a script!”