Tyra Banks is ending her daytime TV talk show.
The supermodel-turned-TV-mogul announced she that she will wrap up her talk show at the end of its current season – its fifth — this coming spring.
“This will be the last season of ‘The Tyra Show,’” she wrote on her Web site. “I’ve been loving having fun, coming into your living rooms, bedrooms [and] hair salons for the past 5 years.”
And Tyra was quick to claim she isn’t ending her show due to the ratings.
“The thing is, ‘The Tyra Show’ is not leaving because of YOU. Most times, a show leaves the air because not many people are watching. Well, you all ARE watching, in record numbers. You must know this love and support is always felt by me and it’s given me the courage to take more exciting steps in my life. So I thank you for that.”
Instead of sitting down to talk to guests on a daily basis, Tyra will shift her focus to Bankable Studios, a film production company based in New York, which she is set to launch.
“This year I’ll be unveiling some HUGE surprises from me and my company Bankable – new out-of-the-box projects,” Tyra wrote. “And I’m incredibly excited to announce that I’ll be launching Bankable Studios soon, which means my company will be making MOVIES!!! And what I love about creating new projects is that it also creates new jobs for talented people, in front of and behind the camera.”
Oprah Winfrey also recently announced she would end her daytime TV talk show run in September 2011 in order to concentrate on another project – in Oprah’s case the Oprah Winfrey Network.
And Tyra referenced Oprah’s big move as she thanked her loyal “Tyra Show” fans.
“Before I go, I have to pay homage to the ultimate Queen of Talk, Oprah, who made a huge impact on my life by giving me my first shot in daytime TV. We all know she announced that her last year with her talk show will be in the 2010-2011 season. We will all miss her show so much,” Tyra noted. “And to you Oprah: You have had, and continue to have, such an amazing impact on me. I salute you.”
Tyra will stay committed, however, to her longtime reality competition, “America’s Next Top Model,” which recently crowned its first petite model winner, Nicole Fox. The show will return in 2010 with its 14th cycle.
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