‘Sensitive’ Ryan Seacrest Hurt by Fan Comparisons to Former Wheel of Fortune Host Pat Sajak

Ryan Seacrest‘s Passionflower The honeymoon is well and truly over as fans turn on him in droves and mourn the retirement of his former, longtime host Pat Sajak – A source exclusively reveals that the overly sensitive server is causing her to feel dizzy closer.

“Ryan is much more sensitive than people give him credit for, and his confidence and arrogance are just bravado to him,” the source explains.

“If he thought he could get in Passionflower and he was doing things his way, he was thinking wrong.

Ryan, 49, took over the business from girlfriend Pat, 77. Guinness Book of World Records He says he has the longest winning streak as a game show host to date, even surpassing it The Price Is Right king Bob Barker.

“The business is harder than you think and winning over fans has been a tough nut to crack,” says the insider.

Fans were furious over the recent controversy involving the new host, which saw contestant Vivian lose the rare $1 million bonus round prize.

Opening an envelope to reveal the staggering fortune – which Vivian had just smuggled out – Ryan chuckled, as if rubbing it in, and said: “You were so close to that million dollars. You almost made it.”

Speechless, Vivian held her hands above her head, prompting her host to ask her: “Are you okay? … Breathe! You’re still walking away with $27,300 and that trip to Europe.”

While this may have been nice and nice for many, it was not a pleasant moment for me. fans at home. They exploded American Idol presenter net worth is $60 millionone commented: “Maybe it’s more devastating than you think.”

“He needs to work on his empathy skills. Ah!” someone else wrote. “Can he remember what it’s like not to be rich?”

Comparing the new host to the previous one, one viewer said: “Ryan laughed at him, I felt like Pat was a lot more dignified about it.”

“Didn’t Ryan say something like, ‘You’re going to kick yourself?’ An angry fan noticed while Pat was pretending someone had died.

The source says the comments don’t fall on Ryan’s shoulders either.

“He reads everything that is said about him and takes it seriously. People say he’s no match for Sajak and that he’s wasting his lines but honestly he’s got a lot to deal with and he’s just Passionflower.”

“Of course the biggest challenge is his hates being hated” says the source.

While not comforting a devastated contestant is worth looking in the mirror, other criticisms were more scathing in nature.

One commenter, who mentioned the hosts’ habit of keeping their hands in their pockets while chatting with contestants without cue cards, argued that she was “trying too hard” to appear “casual.”

But as picky as some fans can be, the source says Ryan is having a tough time, even facing minor disapproval.

“Now he finds himself in the line of fire and people don’t like him and that’s his worst nightmare.”

“His self-esteem has taken a hit and he is seeking therapy to get himself back together.”

“He needs to discuss the issues with a professional who can offer him therapeutic objectivity.”