TV personality Michael Strahan recalls the time he left the show Live! With Kelly and Michael 3 years back and his strained relations with Kelly Ripa after that!

Published on January 26, 2019 | Published By: shahid | In Career , controversy

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The former NFL star Michael Strahan used to pair with Kelly Ripa on the show Live! Kelly and Michael departed from the show 3 years back in 2016. He went on to be the host of Good Morning America.

The transition was not smooth for him. His relationship with Kelly Ripa was also strained. It was a messy highly publicized and widely covered departure for Michael and it seems that the old wounds have not healed yet!

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Michael Strahan talks to Time

Michael Strahan gave an interview to TIME recently in which he again touched on the topic of his quick departure from the show Live! With Kelly and Michael. He did not shy from talking about it. He told:

“I haven’t spoken to her in a long time.”

TV personality Michael Strahan recalls the time he left the show Live! With Kelly and Michael 3 years back and his strained relations with Kelly Ripa after that! — Source: People (Michael and Kelly Ripa)

He continued:

“I learned through all that went down with that, you can’t convince people to like you.”

So what was the bone of contention between the two-Kelly and Michael?

When Michael left the show, his relationship with Kelly Ripa, his co-host on the show had soured. What was the reason?

Michael got an offer for a prominent anchor role on the program Good Morning America. This was a happy moment for Michael but Kelly Ripa was angry that the show producers and Michael had blindsided her about this exit of Michael and his taking up a new show with ABC.

Kelly immediately took an unplanned leave for a week. She was also shocked by Michael’s elevation and could not digest his promotion probably.

But as Kelly continued to remain upset and angry regarding the treatment mooted out to her, the executives, in fact, hurriedly made the change.

Michael shifted immediately to the Good Morning America program and Kelly Ripa was left to do her previous show Live! alone now since Michael had already left it.

Kelly Ripa was without a co-host for some time and then there were hosts which kept changing. Later, Ryan Seacrest became the permanent co-host of the show. The pair is well-settled into their new show, schedule, and working pattern.

Michael Strahan and his 2018 interview

In 2018, Michael also gave an interview and again touched on this topic. He had made it clear that there was nothing that would be differed or changed. He further said:

“I handled it as professional as you can handle it and I have been a professional from day one there to the last day I left. I had the opportunity to do something that most people don’t—I get a chance to evolve; to do different, creative things.”

Short Bio on Michael Strahan

Michael Strahan is an American footballer turned media personality. During his NFL days, he would play in the defensive position. He spent his entire career playing for the New York Giants. More Bio…

Short Bio on Kelly Ripa

Kelly Ripa is an American actress, T.V personality, and producer. She is extremely prominent as the co-host of the syndicated morning talk show, Live! with Kelly since 2001.

She has also made a respectable position in the American entertainment field and has earned more fame and fans. More Bio…

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