Scranton native and Olympic medalist Adam Rippon may be getting his second chance at a television gig.
Page Six reports the figure skater is working on an unscripted series — aka a reality TV show — with talk show host Ellen DeGeneres. DeGeneres hinted that she wanted to pursue some sort of partnership with Rippon when she had him on her show earlier this month.
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"I love you so much. I don't know what I am going to do with you, but I am doing something with you. I want you to do something on the show, you're fantastic," DeGeneres told the 28-year-old.
Rippon was actually offered a job covering the Olympics for NBC after he finished competing at the Winter Games in PyeongChang. He turned down the gig, citing a desire to be with his teammates for the remainder of the games.
According to Page Six, DeGeneres wants to be taken seriously as a producer, and she has a track record of promoting those outside the mainstream entertainment industry.
Recently, she made Temple senior Kalen Allen a regular on her show after interviewing him about his viral food commentary videos, “Kalen Reacts.” Allen has since relocated to Los Angeles as a part of Temple's study abroad program and is regularly creating content for the show.
You can watch Rippon's recent interview on "Ellen" in the videos below.