Over six years after he abruptly quit “Live with Kelly and Michael,” Michael Strahan has finally talked about the real reason for his leaving and how his relationship with co-host Kelly Ripa has been strained.
Scarpa was caught off guard when Strahan suddenly moved to “Good Morning America” in 2016, which is why she left the show for a week. When Ripa got back to work, she talked about the situation in a general way, stressing how important it is to communicate, show care, and respect at work.
But Strahan’s latest interview with Time showed that his apology didn’t really help fix things between them. In fact, they don’t talk to each other anymore. Strahan said, “You can’t make people like you,” as he thought about what had happened.
Today, Strahan co-hosts the third hour of “Good Morning America” with Sara Haines, and Ripa co-hosts “Live with Kelly and Ryan” with Ryan Seacrest.
In an earlier interview with Deadline, Strahan hinted that he and Ripa were having problems behind the scenes that he couldn’t change. He said, “I stayed the same person I was from Day 1.” “When it was time to go, it was time to go.”
Strahan’s honest confessions put light on how his departure affected people for a long time and on the rift that grew between him and Ripa. The breakup of the once-popular couple is a warning that even relationships that look good on screen can hide problems behind the scenes.
While Strahan and Ripa continue to do well on their own morning shows, fans are left to wonder what might have been and how they ended up being so different from each other.
