Here's Why Michael Strahan Doesn't Speak to Kelly Ripa Anymore
Michael Strahan, full-time anchor on “Good Morning America”, admits he is no longer in touch with co-host Kelly Ripa.
Kelly and Michael worked together for four years on the show “Live! With Kelly and Michael” and seemed to have a great friendship on camera. But when Strahan suddenly announced he was moving on to another show, things changed between the pair.
All of the times Kelly Ripa dissed Michael Strahan since the news of his Live! exit: https://t.co/ETLP1PfPYu pic.twitter.com/IBSz0i1HGI
— E! News (@enews) June 1, 2016
Ripa who had been with the show for 26 years, felt confused and “blindsided” by Michael. She shared the moments leading up to the announcement,
“Toward the end of it all, we didn’t really communicate that much. I kinda looked at it like, ‘It was what it was.’ I come from a business where you have to collaborate. The show was going well. We’re all winning. That’s all that matters to me.”
It's been nearly three years since Michael Strahan left the show he used to co-host with Kelly Ripa — but he hasn't spoken to her in "a long time."https://t.co/67daXELMcP
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 25, 2019
Strahan said that he wasn’t surprised at the way things turned out and that their friendship didn’t go back to the way it used to be after that. He explained,
“I learned through all that went down with that, you can’t convince people to like you.”
Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan Just Won a Daytime Emmy... Together https://t.co/KXjjys55Vi pic.twitter.com/d8D15ekeBj
— Bravo (@BravoTV) May 2, 2016
The pair enjoyed a successful run together winning two Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Talk Show Host. Strahan acknowledges that he learned a lot from Ripa during the time they had together.
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— LIVEKellyRyan (@LiveKellyRyan) February 15, 2019
Ryan Seacrest has since joined Kelly as her co-host, while Michael’s GMA partner-in-crime is Sara Haines.
ABC confirms Michael Strahan, Sara Haines to lead new 3rd hour of #GMA https://t.co/JbshCpQZ9b pic.twitter.com/D9ErY16dc0
— Page Six (@PageSix) July 24, 2018
Last year, Haines surprised Michael with a tribute on his birthday by heading to Houston, Texas to chat with his parents.
She asked meaningful questions about “the day he was born” and “his role in the family,” to which a teary-eyed Strahan said,
“This was above and beyond anything I would ever imagine that anyone could ever do for me. It’s the nicest thing anybody’s ever done for me.”
My twins doing what they love to do!!! 🐎 🐴 #equestrian #prouddad pic.twitter.com/5U8rzEqd3I
— Michael Strahan (@michaelstrahan) March 12, 2019
A family man with four kids, two from his first wife and twin girls from his second wife, Strahan draws strength from his kids. He shares,
“I love being with the kids. To me, it’s all about family, now more than anything.”
😀🤪✌️❤️ #Family #FBF pic.twitter.com/JAGjjIb7XP
— Michael Strahan (@michaelstrahan) March 1, 2019
