In a declaration to USA Today, ABC and also manufacturing company BBC Studios called the firing of Bergeron and also Andrews part of a «imaginative new instructions» for the program. «Tom Bergeron will for life belong to the Dancing with destiny household,» the statement added.
«He leaves the program with our sincerest many thanks as well as gratitude for his trademark wit as well as beauty that aided make this show a success. Erin will additionally not be returning, and also we value all that she brought to the ballroom.» Later that week, Tyra Banks was revealed as the brand-new host (she will also be taking on exec manufacturer tasks).
Dancing with destiny is intending to be one of the first live programs to return to television this fall, however it’s mosting likely to look very different: hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews will certainly not be returning. Why did they leave DWTS? We’re still not totally certain.
Judging by Bergeron’s public reaction, the decision for him and also Andrews to leave was not a shared one. «Just notified @DancingABC will certainly be continuing without me. It’s been an unbelievable 15 year run as well as one of the most unexpected present of my occupation. I’m thankful for that and for the long-lasting friendships made. That claimed, currently what am I meant to do with all of these radiance masks?» he tweeted on Jul. 13
Andrews, at the same time, tweeted a quick goodbye declaration that made no reference of the scenarios of her separation. «Thank you ABC and the whole Dancing with the Stars family for 6 remarkable periods. Those years wouldn’t have actually been as special without my loving host Tom Bergeron, the witty judges and also gifted professional dancers. I will always value my days on the set, also if I wasn’t the most effective at walking in heels.»
What was in fact behind this organizing shake-up? We most likely will not know for some time, if whatsoever— the only individuals who would know aren’t disclosing anything right now. Bergeron has actually been the face of DWTS given that the very start, even as he’s had a couple of co-hosts for many years. Nonetheless, he’s had public differences with the manufacturing company, especially over the debatable casting of previous Trump aide Sean Spicer in the 2019 cycle.
«My hope was that DWTS, in its return adhering to an extraordinary year-long respite, would be a cheerful respite from our laborious political climate and also without unavoidably dissentious reservations from ANY party associations,» he tweeted in Aug. 2019.
«I left that lunch with manufacturers persuaded we remained in arrangement. Subsequently (as well as instead clearly), a decision was made to, as we frequently say in Hollywood, ‘go in a different direction.’» It’s not clear if Bergeron’s encounter producers became part of a collection of occasions bring about his firing, or if the two are unassociated, yet in any case, it will absolutely be odd to listen without him and also Andrews when DWTS returns on Sept. 14!