Why Tyra Banks is leaving ‘Dancing With the Stars’

Tyra Banks’ time within the “Dancing With the Stars” highlight has come to an finish.

The mannequin and TV character won’t return to host the long-running superstar dance competitors present three years after becoming a member of the solid, The Times confirmed Friday. TMZ, who caught up with Banks as she was leaving a Whole Foods in Santa Monica on Thursday, broke the information Friday morning.

“I feel it’s time for me to really focus on my business and my entrepreneurship and also producing more TV but behind the scenes,” Banks mentioned Thursday in a video shared on the web site. “You know what? I think it’s time to graduate from the dance floor to the stock market floor.”

The former “America’s Next Top Model” host advised TMZ she’s “working hard” to increase her ice cream model Smize & Dream, which just lately launched within the United Arab Emirates.

“You’re gonna see us this year in Inglewood,” she added.

An “entrepreneur at heart,” Banks mentioned she will even flip her focus to producing and creating new TV sequence, together with a “new business show coming soon.”

Banks joined “Dancing With the Stars” in 2020 as a number, following former longtime emcees Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews. In July 2022, Alfonso Ribeiro joined as co-host.

During her tenure, Banks confronted backlash from followers who slammed her for her a number of on-air errors, together with mistaking one secure dance couple for one more that was within the backside. Now, that’s behind her.

“I really really want to focus on my business and you can’t do that hosting a show,” she mentioned Thursday. “So you’ll see me creating things, not just hosting things.”

Banks’ exit is the most recent shakeup for “Dancing With the Stars.”

In November Len Goodman, one in every of three unique judges, introduced that he’s departing the sequence to spend time with household. Months after professional Cheryl Burke introduced she’s leaving the dance flooring in November, fellow skilled Mark Ballas introduced Sunday that he’s additionally retiring.

“This will be the last time you’ll see me dance in this capacity. I’m coming to a close tonight,” he mentioned throughout a stay present on Sunday. “This is going to be my last dance.”