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Meet Ryan Seacrest’s sister, Meredith Seacrest Leach: she recently co-authored a children’s book with the American Idol host, worked as a producer on MasterChef, and has a daughter

American Idol’s Ryan Seacrest recently wrote a kids book with his little sister Meredith Seacrest Leach. Photo: @ryanseacrest/Instagram
American Idol’s Ryan Seacrest recently wrote a kids book with his little sister Meredith Seacrest Leach. Photo: @ryanseacrest/Instagram

Ryan Seacrest has spoken about how he used to pretend to be Bon Jovi and his little sister would play Madonna when they were growing up – now their make believe has inspired a children’s book

Ryan Seacrest and his sister Meredith Seacrest Leach have always been super close; now they’re collaborating on a children’s book inspired by their childhood.
Meredith Seacrest Leach with her daughter Flora and older brother Ryan Seacrest. Photo: @ryanseacrest/Instagram
Meredith Seacrest Leach with her daughter Flora and older brother Ryan Seacrest. Photo: @ryanseacrest/Instagram

Their book, The Make-Believers, was released on October 8. Ryan, 49, explained the backstory behind the idea in an interview with People.

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“I was pretending to be a news anchor and videotaping it on VHS. She was pretending to be Madonna. I was always pretending to be Bon Jovi,” the American Idol host said. “It was this notion of how limitless is our imagination and how can we actually apply that to being creative and doing what we end up doing today, which is something that does require a little bit of believing.”
Meredith Seacrest Leach and Ryan Seacrest at their book signing in October. Photo: @ryanseacrest/Instagram
Meredith Seacrest Leach and Ryan Seacrest at their book signing in October. Photo: @ryanseacrest/Instagram

Seacrest Leach told the media outlet that the overall theme of the book is to celebrate “the joys of imagination and the transformative power of play”.

Ryan Seacrest and his sister Meredith Seacrest Leach have released a children’s book together. Photo: @ryanseacrest/Instagram
Ryan Seacrest and his sister Meredith Seacrest Leach have released a children’s book together. Photo: @ryanseacrest/Instagram

This isn’t the first time Ryan and Meredith have worked together on a project. Here’s what we know about his little sis:

What is Meredith Seacrest Leach’s background?

Meredith Seacrest Leach and Ryan Seacrest used to pretend to be Madonna and Jon Bon Jovi. Photo: @ryanseacrest/Instagram
Meredith Seacrest Leach and Ryan Seacrest used to pretend to be Madonna and Jon Bon Jovi. Photo: @ryanseacrest/Instagram

The Seacrest siblings were born in a small town outside Atlanta, Georgia.