Tyra Banks returning as host of ‘America’s Next Top Model’
Published 1:30 am Friday, March 17, 2017
LOS ANGELES — Rita Ora is out and Tyra Banks is back in as the host of TV’s “America’s Next Top Model.”
VH1 announced Thursday that Banks will return to the reality show next season. Production is set to begin this summer.
Banks created “America’s Next Top Model” in 2003 and served as both executive producer and host until last year, when Ora was named the new host.
Fellow executive producer Ken Mok said Thursday that Banks’ absence was “deeply felt” by the show’s fans.
Banks said they inspired her to “have a change of heart” and return as host.
Banks is also the new face of “America’s Got Talent.”
NBC announced earlier this week that she will replace former host Nick Cannon when the show returns this summer.
Ben Affleck says he’s finished alcohol addiction treatment: Ben Affleck says he has recently completed treatment for alcohol addiction.
The actor and director said in a Facebook post Tuesday that it’s the first of many steps toward a positive recovery.
He added that he wants to be the best father he can and show his kids there’s no shame in getting help. He also thanked Jennifer Garner for supporting him and caring for their three kids.
Garner and Affleck have been separated since announcing their plans to divorce in 2015.
Affleck previously entered rehab for alcohol addiction in 2001.
Recently, he has stepped away from directing “The Batman” after almost a year in the job. He’ll still star in the film as the titular crusader.
RuPaul weds longtime boyfriend: RuPaul is a newlywed.
The host of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” announced Wednesday that he married his longtime boyfriend earlier this year.
The 56-year-old entertainer said he and Georges LeBar tied the knot on their 23rd anniversary in January.
RuPaul revealed their recent nuptials during an appearance on TV’s “Hollywood Today Live.” He said he and LeBar met “on the dance floor at the Limelight” in 1994.
RuPaul said LeBar owns a farm in Wyoming and “doesn’t care about show business at all.”
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