{"id":372135,"date":"2026-03-29T23:58:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T23:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/372135\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T23:58:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T23:58:24","slug":"ryan-tubridys-surprising-admission-about-late-late-show-hosting-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/372135\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Tubridy&#8217;s surprising admission about Late Late Show hosting job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Tubridy has made a surprise admission about his Late Late Show hosting job.<\/p>\n<p>The former RT\u00c9 presenter took over the reins from Pat Kenny in 2009, hosting the show for nearly 15 years before departing in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan has been making his way back to Irish screens and airwaves \u2014 with his new projects including The Bookshelf podcast and <a href=\"https:\/\/extra.ie\/2026\/02\/10\/entertainment\/celebrity\/ryan-tubridy-the-assembly\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an appearance on Virgin Media\u2019s The Assembly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ryan-tubridy-final-late-late.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Tubridy Late Late Show\" class=\"wp-image-1396183\"  \/>Ryan Tubridy has made a surprise admission about his Late Late Show hosting job. Pic: Andres Poveda<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on how he got the Late Late Show job, Ryan told the Talking Bollox podcast that when he was told he got the job, he was whisked away and wasn\u2019t able to tell anyone \u2014 except for his mother, whom he managed to call.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I wasn\u2019t expecting it,\u2019 Ryan said before he got the gig. \u2018I had to be corralled into another room, because no one was allowed to know. I was allowed call my parents, and I remember calling my mum.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I was really proud and went: \u201cmum, you\u2019re talking to the next presenter of the Late Late Show.\u201d and she said, \u201cgod, who is it?\u201d\u2018 he joked.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ryan-Tubridy-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Tubridy on The Late Late Show. Pic: Brian McEvoy\" class=\"wp-image-1250729\"  \/>Ryan started on the Late Late in 2009, but admitted that he wishes he got the job five years later. Pic: Brian McEvoy<\/p>\n<p>Despite being the second-longest tenured host of the Late Late, Ryan admitted that he wished he got the job a few years later, saying that despite having the television experience \u2014 having presented Tubridy Tonight previously \u2014 he felt he didn\u2019t have life experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If I\u2019m being really honest, I wish I got it five years after [I got it],\u2019 Ryan said. \u2018I think I needed a bit more experience of life under the belt.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018[I was] about 31, 32. I\u2019m no use with numbers \u2014 long story there,\u2019 he joked.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Ryan currently hosts The Bookshelf Podcast, and <a href=\"https:\/\/extra.ie\/2026\/02\/04\/entertainment\/ryan-tubridy-new-dream-job\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recently announced that he\u2019s joining<\/a> The Times Radio every Sunday, calling the move his \u2018dream job.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Kicking off last week, Ryan said: \u2018The show will combine everything from politics and history to books and cinema. Dream job!<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Normal business continues on The Bookshelf podcast (Season 5 in production) and on Onic every weekend. Two more apps worth downloading!\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ryan Tubridy has made a surprise admission about his Late Late Show hosting job. 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