Supermodel turned TV mogul Tyra Banks is to return to the world of daytime TV next year, announcing the arrival of a brand new talk show set for takeoff via ‘Disney-ABC.‘
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Broadcast from Los Angeles, Banks’ latest show will feature celebrities, popular web personalities, experts and everyday people as guests. It will be produced by Disney-ABC’s Summerdale Prods. with Banks as executive producer, and distributed by Disney-ABC Domestic Television.
Announced four years after the mogul witnessed the demise of ‘The Tyra Banks Show’, Banks teased her new venture on ‘Instagram’ hours ago when she shared:
In a further statement released today, Banks added:
‘The fire to inspire women and help them to blaze new paths fiercely burns inside of me. ‘I’m excited to be partnering with Disney-ABC to usher in a new era of lifestyle, beauty and entertainment that will inspire women to be the CEO of their lives via honesty, humor and the newest tips and tricks without being intimidating or precious.
‘To my fierce fam of future viewers: I can’t wait to shake up daytime TV together. I have a lot of information to give and still lots to learn. Let’s do it!’
Marking yet another major move for the ‘America’s Next Top Model’ mastermind, the birth of this series comes as fans of ‘Top Model’ await the arrival of its 21st cycle, pencilled in for a Summer 2014 release on Mark Pedowitz’ ‘The CW.‘
Celebrating the news, Lisa Hackner, EVP of Disney, said:
Tyra is truly unique in that she is both aspirational and extremely relatable to women of all ages. With an extraordinary social media following and legions of fans built over her years on television, Tyra is more relevant than ever.