Ryan Seacrest: I know what bags smell like

29038, BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - Sunday March 8 2009. Ryan Seacrest takes the two most important ladies in his life to dinner at Madeo. The American Idol host dined out at the exclusive eatery with his mom, Connie (pictured), and his grandmother (name unavailable. Not pictured). Photograph: ©Michael Anthony, PacificCoastNews.com ****** UK OFFICE: 131 557 7760/7761/7762 US OFFICE: 310 261 9676

Ryan’s mom holds her bag away from Ryan so he can’t go snorkeling

Ryan let slip on today’s radio show that he knows his way around a purse. With his vast experience in ladies’ handbags, he stated with absolute confidence that they smell like gum.

Ellen K, who should know more about the subject than Ryan, readily agreed … then wanted to know whose bag Ryan had been sniffing!

Ellen and Ryan were talking about the KIIS FM Purse Party on June 18th, and Ryan’s going to talk more about purses on tomorrow’s radio show with fellow expert Casey James. These boys are versatile!

More from today’s show: On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, June 14th 2010