After just two months on the air with FABLife, the model-turned-mogul has made the decision to scale back her role on the Disney/ABC show in order to focus on her cosmetics line, her rep confirms to E!
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Banks, who’s notably missed several episodes lately, said in a statement that “this is a very hard decision, but necessary”.
This past August, Banks waxed enthusiastic about returning to the daytime talk-show grind, during a TCA Q&A.
Banks will remain as executive producer through December on FABLife, which focuses on topics such as fashion, beauty, and food. Banks worked with Hackner when she was at Telepictures overseeing Tyra. Ken Mok, the show runner an executive producer, is reportedly on board, and Deadline reports Banks is lending her support and will likely continue as an executive producer. So, when Tyra ended, I said, “I’m done with talk”.
“It just wasn’t a healthy thing for me”, she said at TCA.
The announcement comes less than a month after the CW canceled Banks’ long-running “America’s Next Top Model” after 22 seasons.
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FABLife, one of the few new daytime offerings this fall, has been a modest ratings performer thus far It remains to be seen how much Banks’ exit will impact the series. “When I look at the shows like Scandal, How To Get Away With Murder, Orange Is the New Black and Transparent, they’re taking chances and risks”.
