Author: Ana Calderone / Source: PEOPLE.com
In true Chew fashion, there were tears and there were laughs when the show’s remaining three cohosts addressed the news that the daytime cooking show would not be returning to ABC next season.
Clinton Kelly, Michael Symon and Carla Hall started Thursday’s show by touching on the elephant in the room.
“It’s an interesting day here at The Chew because most of you might have heard, some of you might not have, but The Chew has not been picked up for an eighth season—our seventh season is our last,” Kelly said.He was immediately met by “boos” from the audience, but assured everyone that, “It’s okay, It’s okay. These things happen.”
“The mood is a little sad around here to be honest with you,” Kelly continued. “There is a lot of people who work really hard on this show and really believe in this show and we’re all going to miss this show very, very much. We’re not going to talk about any trending topics today or hammer home the theme but we thought we’d spend the first segment of the show talking about our feelings.”
On Wednesday, ABC announced that Good Morning America has been expanded to three hours and will take over the afternoon slot for The Chew. The Emmy Award-winning show, which premiered in 2011, has featured the three hosts since its inception plus Daphne Oz, who announced her departure last August, and Mario Batali, who was fired from the show in December following allegations of sexual harassment and assault.
Instead of focusing on the negative, each host made it…
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