The Bigger Reason Why Tyra Banks Decided to Leave 'AGT'
Season 14 of America's Got Talent returns to NBC on Tuesday, May 28 with Terry Crews as the host.
Naturally, fans are wondering where Tyra Banks is and why she's not on the 2019 version of AGT.
Tyra hinted that she would be leaving the show back in November 2018.
The new America's Got Talent season is upon us, and already season 14 is shaping up to look a lot different. Aside from Mel B and Heidi Klum saying goodbye as judges, the show is also officially welcoming Terry Crews as the permanent host - and bidding farewell to Tyra Banks.
Even though reports initially made it seem as if Tyra would host the summer edition and Terry would just be stepping in for the winter spinoff America's Got Talent: The Champions, it looks like the supermodel is no longer a part of the variety show at all.
But don't assume that Tyra's departure is the result of some crazy behind-the-scenes drama. As it turns out, the writing's been on the wall for quite some time. Back in November 2018, just a few months after season 13 wrapped up, Tyra told Access Hollywood that she was done with the show.
“I think I had a really nice run with AGT," she said. "I had a lot, a lot of fun."
So ... why did Tyra Banks leave AGT?
In short, it sounds like there was just too much on Tyra's plate. In December, a source revealed to Deadline that Tyra was moving on from hosting the NBC talent show to focus on TV producing. The source also added that Tyra has since been "inundated with producing and acting requests."
Tyra spent the end of last year working on the TV movie Life-Size 2. She also recently appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit for the first time in 22 years - and revealed that her new modeling name is "BanX."
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"Yeah, BanX with an X," Banks told Entertainment Tonight. "Because I want me coming out of retirement to be bigger than me, and for me to represent women to say, enough of this cookie-cutter thing."
Does this mean Tyra is going all-in on her modeling career again? Time will tell, but in the meantime, we can't wait to see all of Tyra's new projects - whether on TV or on magazine covers - come to life.
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