What happened to Elaine Welteroth on The Talk?
IN December 2020, Elaine Welteroth joined Sheryl Underwood, Amanda Kloots and Jerry O'Connell on the roundtable for season 11 of The Talk.
However, shortly after the exits of former cohosts Carrie Ann Inaba and , from the show after .
“We wish Elaine all the best. We are grateful for her passion, enthusiasm, and insight she brought to the show daily,” The Talk executive producers Heather Gray and Kristin Matthews told the outlet in a statement.
They added: “Her openness and meaningful conversations were attributes we admired and always appreciated.”
The Sun exclusively revealed that Welteroth was “embarrassed” and “direction.”
An insider told The Sun: “She was hired to have deep, meaningful conversations that are important to women and especially women of color and they want meaningless fluff.
“Hiring a male to replace Sharon was offensive to Elaine.”
The Sun previously reported , though reps for CBS denied the figure.
They added in the caption: “We’ve got a new host in the house! 🎉
“We are SO excited to announce that @akbar_gbaja is joining The Talk family! #LetsChat”
The new addition commented on the post to say he’s “super excited to be a part of the family 🙌🏾”
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The former linebacker played six seasons in the NFL, suiting up for the Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers and Miami Dolphins.
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