Ryan Seacrest, Rita Ora address NYE crowd wearing…
Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora are prepared to ring in the new 12 months.
The pair are co-hosting “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” together for the third consecutive 12 months on Wednesday night time, and they opened up about the expertise during a chat with People forward of the annual ball drop event.
However, Seacrest and Ora also revealed some of the attention-grabbing methods attendees put together for the cold climate and long Times Square strains – including wearing grownup diapers so they don’t need to fear about discovering a toilet.
A view of the ball drop during the Times Square New Year’s Eve 2025 Celebration in NYC on Dec. 31, 2024. FilmMagic
Rita Ora and Ryan Seacrest rehearsing for “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” in Times Square on Dec. 29, 2025. GC Images
“They do things you don’t want to see them do because they’re there for that long,” the “Wheel of Fortune” host, 51, told the outlet. “I’m happy I’ve not seen them do those things.”
“I hear the diaper stories,” Ora, 35, chimed in.
But while Seacrest acknowledged that he’s also heard such tales, he clarified that he’s never witnessed it in particular person.
“That’s what I’m talking about,” he said. “I’ve not seen it. I just know it’s happening.”
Orlando Mendez, a 38-year-old Bronx resident who peddles grownup diapers to New Year’s Eve revelers visiting Times Square for the long-lasting ball drop, revealed that he sells the absorbent undergarments for $50 a piece.
Rita Ora during “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” in Times Square on Dec. 31, 2024. Penske Media via Getty Images
Rita Ora and Ryan Seacrest rehearsing in Times Square on Dec. 30, 2025. AP
“It’s funny til it’s not,” Mendez told The Post. “Desperation sets the price. There are no bathrooms in there at all. Once [people] are in, they can’t come back out. This is a real problem.”
Other skilled revelers, meanwhile, are already ready.
“Surprisingly, a lot of people are already wearing diapers,” he shared. “The early birds and the die-hards know the game.”
Ryan Seacrest during “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” in Times Square on Dec. 31, 2024. Al Drago
New Year’s Eve Revelers in Times Square to watch the ball drop on Dec. 31, 2024. Jose A. Alvarado, Jr.
This 12 months’s eight-hour “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” broadcast on ABC is set to function live performances from Diana Ross, Ciara, Little Big Town, Maren Morris and Le Sserafim.
Seacrest and Ora, who first co-hosted the event together in 2023, said that they’re trying ahead to reuniting for the third 12 months in a row.
“We have the same sense of humor,” the “Anywhere” singer shared. “I’m so happy to be working on this.”
“We really have a good time together,” Seacrest agreed.
The pair made headlines last New Year’s Eve when they joked about “kissing” Ora’s husband, director Taika Waititi, as the clock struck midnight.
Rita Ora and Ryan Seacrest rehearsing for “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” in Times Square on Dec. 30, 2025. AP
Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora after the ball dropped in Times Square to ring in the new 12 months on Jan. 1, 2025. ABC
“Should we both make out with him?” the British singer requested her co-host last Dec. 31, as Seacrest responded, “No – not make out! You can do that.”
As for their plans for the new 12 months, both Ora and Seacrest count on to return to their respective roles on TV and past.
People collect around the “2026” numerals on show after an illumination ceremony in Times Square on Dec. 18, 2025. AFP via Getty Images
“I just have TV in my lane,” the “American Idol” and “Wheel of Fortune” emcee said. “She does everything else.”
“I love working,” Ora, who will choose the next season of “The Masked Singer,” added. “Get ready, America, because I’m your favorite Brit!”
“Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” will air live on Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.
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