Michael Strahan: Kelly Ripa’s New “Live!” Co-Host!
Almost 60 guest co-hosts later, Kelly Ripa has finally revealed that Michael Strahan will join her permanently on “Live!”
Sharing the news on the morning show Tuesday (September 4), the blonde beauty joked with the audience, “Nine months and I am about to give birth to my new co-host.”
Kelly then made the much anticipated announcement saying, “It gives me great pleasure to introduce to you the newest member of our ‘Live!’ family. We are honored to have him here. Michael Strahan!”
With confetti raining down on him, the former New York Giants football star swooped up Kelly into his arms before gratefully telling the viewers and staff, “I am so happy to be here and be a part of this.”
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Michael Strahan: New “Live With Kelly” Co-Host?
After losing day time television’s beloved Regis Philbin’s, Kelly Ripa has been searching for the perfect replacement on “Live with Kelly.”
According to recent reports, it appears that New York Giants star Michael Strahan may permanently fill the void.
At this time, ABC Network nor the NFL star’s camp have not commented on the final decision, but after multiple guest-hosting appearances the rumor mill began turning.
The 41-year-old talk show host will officially reveal her new partner in crime on September 4. To get a taste of what’s to come, check out the video of one of Kelly and Michael’s previous segments together!
What would you think of Michael Strahan as the new “Live with Kelly” co-host?
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Matt Lauer’s Wife Threatens Divorce If Natalie Morales Gets Today Co-Host Gig
By Radar Staff
There’s drama brewing on Today in the wake of Ann Curry‘s sudden departure from her co-host seat and it’s almost as good as an episode of the Jersey Shore!
Ratings for the morning program have plummeted since Curry took over from Meredith Vieira last year, and as a result, the veteran journalist is being handed a pink slip and Matt Lauer‘s wife Annette Roque isn’t happy about the situation.
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She fears the replacement will be none other than Natalie Morales, the woman Lauer was not only accused of having an affair with, but also fathering one of her children.
Morales has been a regular fixture on the show for a few years now and was upset she didn’t get the co-host gig after Vieira left. It’s now rumored she’s threatening to quit the show if she doesn’t get the job even though Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb are the front-runners.
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Meanwhile, that’s not the only threat going around. Roque, reportedly told the NBC host that if Morales gets the job, she’s divorcing him.
“When she heard about Ann getting the boot, the first thing she told Matt was that she didn’t want him cozying up any closer to Natalie,” a source close to Lauer’s wife told The National Enquirer. “In fact, Annette drew a line in the sand and said if he pushed show bosses to make Natalie his new co-host, she’d divorce him. Annette knows Matt is the key to the Today franchise and his bosses will put whoever he wants in the co-host chair.”
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A NBC Universal representative had no comment on Curry or her replacement, but said the talk of Morales, 40, being upset was ‘totally untrue’.
But Roque isn’t taking any chances and is doing everything she can to ensure Morales doesn’t get the job.
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Lauer, who is said to have signed a $25 million deal earlier this year to stay with Today, was accused of having an affair with his coworker when they were covering the Winter Olympics in Italy in 2006.
Meanwhile, after only a year on the job, it’s said that the network is going over the final details of Curry’s severance package from her $10 million a year contract.
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