The former football player credits his 'Live! with Kelly and Michael' co-star for showing him the ropes following reports that she was outraged over his departure.
- April 22, 2016
AceShowbiz -
Michael Strahan addresses his exit from "Live! with Kelly and Michael" during the latest episode of "Good Morning America". The former NFL star praises and expresses his gratitude to co-host Kelly Ripa who was reportedly "livid" over his departure. "I'm very thankful to her because I learned so much from her," he says.
"And ['Live' producer] Michael Gelman showed me the ropes," he continues. "I was so new to all of this and if it weren't for her and it weren't for Michael Gelman and the staff there that really boosted me up and made me look a lot better than I really am, I never would have had a chance to be here and I'm grateful that I'm here."
"I'm going to miss everybody at 'Live', sitting next to Kelly every day and having a lot of fun on that show over the last four years," he says. But he's "ready" for a new experience on "GMA". He also seems to address the controversy that arose following his departure, "We're on the same network. I'm just right over here a little earlier now. But we're on the same team, same family, same network."
