“GMA” anchor Michael Strahan admits he no longer talks to former “Live!” co-star Kelly Ripa after their fallout.
The former Giants star’s relationship with Ripa came to a halt after nearly four years on air together in May 2016.
ABC asked Strahan to join “GMA” full time and Ripa told how she felt blindsided by the offer by network chiefs as well as her co-host.
Strahan, who left the show months earlier than planned amid the row, told Time magazine: “I learned through all that went down with that, you can’t convince people to like you.”
During the furor, Ripa took a week off from the show, telling People magazine later: “I think that all people are deserving of fair treatment in the workplace. People deserve respect.
“People should be treated equally and with dignity.”
And despite everything, Strahan credits Ripa for teaching him the tricks of TV presenting, although they’re no longer in touch as he admitted: “I haven’t spoken to her in a long time.”
Strahan is now also hosting the third hour of “GMA” alongside Sara Haines after impressing ABC chiefs. Although, unlike “Today’s” third hour, “GMA Day” runs in the early afternoon
After President Trump fed the national champion Clemson University football team fast food during their Jan. 14 White House visit, Strahan announced on “GMA Day” that he’d pay for a lobster dinner for the squad.
The show’s producers have reached out to Clemson and Strahan said: “I would have been excited to be at the White House.
“Then I would have walked out of there, like, ‘That was the meal? That wasn’t what I expected.’ If you’re going to go there, go all out.”
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