Leisure veteran Alfonso Ribeiro gave his candid opinion on why Tyra Banks solely lasted three seasons as a number of the “Dancing with the Stars” actuality competitors present.
Ribeiro, 54, labored alongside Banks, 51, for season 31 of “DWTS” as co-hosts. The next season noticed Ribeiro take over full internet hosting duties when Banks departed the ABC/Disney+ program.
In a latest interview about his five-decade profession in showbiz, Ribeiro was requested about his expertise spearheading “DWTS” with Banks.
“I used to be buddies with Tyra. I’m nonetheless buddies with Tyra, and I respect Tyra immensely. She is a superb individual and performer,” Ribeiro instructed Parade in regards to the supermodel-turned tv persona.
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He continued, “I feel, sadly for Tyra, she got here onto the present throughout COVID, and never being able to attach with the celebrities and with the professionals. How do you do this?”
Ribeiro additional defined why Banks’ alternative of longtime “DWTS” hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews through the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 didn’t go over properly with some viewers.
“It was all the time a two-person job. It grew to become a one-woman present,” Ribeiro defined earlier than saying, “So all the pieces was on her to ship all the pieces when the present wasn’t designed that manner.”
Tyra Banks watching Alfonso Ribeiro be a greater host. #DWTS pic.twitter.com/k9OoGJSTFF
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The previous Broadway performer then said, “And so whenever you break what the core of a present is, you set your self up for failure. She didn’t. The present did.”
Ribeiro additionally added, “The present set her up for failure as a result of there was no manner for her to win. You’re following Tom Bergeron, the very best host on tv.”
A clip of Ribeiro’s remarks about Banks was shared on Parade’s Instagram account, and commenters gave their reactions to his protection of the multi-time Sports activities Illustrated Swimsuit Version cowl star.
“Alfonso is being very gracious. However they ousted Tom and Erin to get Tyra on as host AND govt producer,” one individual wrote within the remark part.
That Instagram consumer resumed, “COVID or not, she was calling a ton of the photographs that in the end didn’t align with what folks cherished in regards to the present.”
“He’s being form and beneficiant. Tyra doesn’t work properly as a number for something. It’s simply not an excellent match for her any greater than I might do this job,” learn an analogous remark.
Along with having a pivotal function in entrance of the cameras, Banks was additionally credited as govt producer for “DTWS” from 2020 to 2022.
She confronted important criticism throughout her time main the present, together with complaints that she would upstage the contestants along with her elaborate on-screen outfits.
“I like the course of the present season. Tyra had an ego that took over and didn’t play properly. I’m so pleased,” a 3rd individual on Instagram supplied in regards to the current state of “DWTS.”
Banks was dragged once more on the app when somebody posted, “Tyra was a catastrophe as a result of her persona isn’t a match for this sort of present. Ever.”
“She made the present about her, that was the failure. Together with her [ridiculous] costumes and runway walks, that’s not ‘DWTS,’” expressed one other complainer.
Was she tho lol pic.twitter.com/dXUQFpxcZm
— Martheline (@_Martheline) March 17, 2023
Earlier than getting into the “DWTS” ballroom, Banks created the long-running “America’s Subsequent High Mannequin,” the place she additionally served as a decide on the truth competitors sequence for twenty-four seasons.
Plus “The Tyra Banks Present” was hosted by Banks from 2005 to 2010. She made appearances on TV reveals akin to “All That,” MADtv,” “Shake It Up,” and “Insecure” as properly.
Banks and Ribeiro’s shared TV historical past goes again to crossing paths on “The Contemporary Prince of Bel-Air.” Ribeiro’s portrayal of Carlton Banks on the Will Smith-led sitcom made him a Nineteen Nineties-era icon.
Season 4 of “The Contemporary Prince” noticed the arrival of Banks as Jacqueline “Jackie” Ames, the girlfriend of Smith’s title character. The traditional present ran on NBC from 1990 to 1996.
Ribeiro’s preliminary entry onto “DWTS” began as a season 19 competitor, the place he received the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy along with his dance associate, Witney Carson.
As “DWTS” moved to the Disney+ streaming service in 2022, Ribeiro was introduced on as a co-host for Financial institution. Ben Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough remained as judges.
“Tyra and I’ve a longstanding friendship that I hope will resonate with all the followers at dwelling as we kick off this new season on Disney+,” Ribeiro stated in a press launch on the time.
Banks returned the favor to Ribeiro by stating, “I’ve recognized Alfonso since I used to be 19 years previous, and he all the time places a smile on my face every time I see him.”
Ribeiro is personally conversant in Banks being tasked to observe Bergeron, 70, because the host of a well-liked TV present. The daddy of 4 began internet hosting ABC’s “America’s Funniest Residence Movies” after Bergeron left in 2015.
