Kelly Ripa & Michael Strahan — The Backstage Blowout!
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Kelly Ripa is all smiles as she heads out in New York City
Kelly Ripa was smiling as she skipped going to work — but The National ENQUIRER had the scoop when she was battling it out with her co-host on "LIVE! With Kelly and Michael." A shell-shocked Kelly had no idea that partner Michael Strahan had secretly worked with her bosses at Disney to leave "LIVE!" for a permanent stint at ABC's "Good Morning America." Now the furious blonde has fled her hosting duties and left Michael scrambling for co-hosts!
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Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan film ‘Live’ in NYC
The ENQUIRER reported back in 2013 that the morning team was headed for disaster! Sources from backstage warned from the start that Michael had become an egomaniac at risk of turning Kelly against him.
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"It's no secret that Michael is hogging the limelight," an on-set source told The ENQUIRER. "Kelly's crew thinks Michael is trying to take over the show, and it could start a war between them. It's a crying shame, too — because all she's done is encourage Michael since he came aboard!"
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Michael Strahan is all smiles while hosting ‘Good Morning America’ in New York City, NY
"Ratings were naturally going to go up with a new host," an ABC insider told The ENQUIRER, "but Michael rushed to position himself as the personality who turned things around for the show. Then he took on extra duties at 'Good Morning America' as a part-time host. That had some 'LIVE!' staffers worried that Michael had been secretly pushing himself to Disney/ABC executives as the guy who saved Kelly's show!'
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Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan dress up as “Star Wars Characters Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker” for Halloween 2015 in New York City
A veteran production staff member told The ENQUIRER in 2013: "Kelly's seething. The way she sees it, it's basically been her show since Regis [Philbin] left. Now she's left wondering what kind of monster she created." Sadly, some insiders say that she had to learn the hard way — partly over her bitterness towards Regis Philbin.
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"Kelly wanted the audience to forget that Regis ever existed," said the insider. "Michael was really excited when the ratings turned around, and he suddenly had a lot of ideas that he was eager to share with the producers. Kelly could've put her foot down early, but she was happy to see Michael getting viewers to forget about Regis."
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Kelly Ripa Walk of Fame Ceremony
"Kelly only really worried when Michael tried to push for a bigger presence for [then-fiancée] Nicole [Murphy]," added the source. "Then that romance fell apart, so she started to get overconfident."
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The ENQUIRER reported early on that Kelly was furious over the sudden announcement that Michael was leaving "LIVE!" Now several industry sources are reporting that Kelly is even considering to refuse to return to the show until Michael has left! Producers had to bring in comedienne Ana Gasteyer to fill in for the missing Kelly the day after Michael's announcement that he was leaving the show.
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Kelly Ripa is all smiles as she heads out in New York City
Erin Andrews filled in for Kelly on Thursday's show, as ABC suddenly declared that Friday and Monday had already been planned as vacation days for Kelly. Neither the network or Kelly, however, has responded to reporters' requests about whether she'll be returning to the show next week.
Photo credit: Splash News
Kelly Ripa is all smiles as she heads out in New York City
Kelly Ripa was smiling as she skipped going to work — but The National ENQUIRER had the scoop when she was battling it out with her co-host on "LIVE! With Kelly and Michael." A shell-shocked Kelly had no idea that partner Michael Strahan had secretly worked with her bosses at Disney to leave "LIVE!" for a permanent stint at ABC's "Good Morning America." Now the furious blonde has fled her hosting duties and left Michael scrambling for co-hosts!
Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan film ‘Live’ in NYC
The ENQUIRER reported back in 2013 that the morning team was headed for disaster! Sources from backstage warned from the start that Michael had become an egomaniac at risk of turning Kelly against him.
Photo credit: Splash News
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"It's no secret that Michael is hogging the limelight," an on-set source told The ENQUIRER. "Kelly's crew thinks Michael is trying to take over the show, and it could start a war between them. It's a crying shame, too — because all she's done is encourage Michael since he came aboard!"
Photo credit: YouTube
Michael Strahan is all smiles while hosting ‘Good Morning America’ in New York City, NY
"Ratings were naturally going to go up with a new host," an ABC insider told The ENQUIRER, "but Michael rushed to position himself as the personality who turned things around for the show. Then he took on extra duties at 'Good Morning America' as a part-time host. That had some 'LIVE!' staffers worried that Michael had been secretly pushing himself to Disney/ABC executives as the guy who saved Kelly's show!'
Photo credit: Splash News
Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan dress up as “Star Wars Characters Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker” for Halloween 2015 in New York City
A veteran production staff member told The ENQUIRER in 2013: "Kelly's seething. The way she sees it, it's basically been her show since Regis [Philbin] left. Now she's left wondering what kind of monster she created." Sadly, some insiders say that she had to learn the hard way — partly over her bitterness towards Regis Philbin.
Photo credit: Splash News
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"Kelly wanted the audience to forget that Regis ever existed," said the insider. "Michael was really excited when the ratings turned around, and he suddenly had a lot of ideas that he was eager to share with the producers. Kelly could've put her foot down early, but she was happy to see Michael getting viewers to forget about Regis."
Photo credit: YouTube
Kelly Ripa Walk of Fame Ceremony
"Kelly only really worried when Michael tried to push for a bigger presence for [then-fiancée] Nicole [Murphy]," added the source. "Then that romance fell apart, so she started to get overconfident."
Photo credit: Splash News
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The ENQUIRER reported early on that Kelly was furious over the sudden announcement that Michael was leaving "LIVE!" Now several industry sources are reporting that Kelly is even considering to refuse to return to the show until Michael has left! Producers had to bring in comedienne Ana Gasteyer to fill in for the missing Kelly the day after Michael's announcement that he was leaving the show.
Photo credit: YouTube
Kelly Ripa is all smiles as she heads out in New York City
Erin Andrews filled in for Kelly on Thursday's show, as ABC suddenly declared that Friday and Monday had already been planned as vacation days for Kelly. Neither the network or Kelly, however, has responded to reporters' requests about whether she'll be returning to the show next week.
Photo credit: Splash News
