Inside Kelly Ripa And Michael Strahan's Tense Relationship

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

Because of Michael Strahan's abrupt departure from "Live with Kelly and Michael," rumors swirled around the nature of his relationship with co-host Kelly Ripa. In 2020, Strahan opened up about the controversy in an interview with The New York Times, where he spoke about the "selfish" nature of network TV. 

"I don't want to be on the show and feel like everyone else is carrying me," he explained. "I want us all to be successful. I've done things where I went in with team concepts, and I got there and realized it's not about the team. It's selfish, and I don't operate well under that." He then clarified that while football can be selfish too, his ultimate goal with his television career was to be a team player. "I've had jobs where I got there and felt like, 'Wow, I didn't know I was supposed to be a sidekick. I thought I was coming here to be a partner." (Hmm ... did those jobs include working with Ripa? Juicy!)

Interestingly, Strahan seemed to indicate that any tension or on-set problems weren't his fault. "I remained the same person I was from Day 1," he told The New York Times. "One thing I will not do is alter my attitude for somebody else's." That said, the talk show personality did acknowledge that his exit could have been handled with a little more grace. "That part was totally misconstrued, mishandled in every way," he admitted. 

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