After the cameras stopped rolling on Michael Strahan’s last “Live! With Kelly And Michael”; appearance, co-host Kelly Ripa gave her former partner a touching goodbye.
In a behind-the-scenes video after the episode wrapped, Ripa and Strahan celebrated with champagne as Ripa touched on Strahan’s growth as a media personality.
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“You can do it all,”; Ripa toasted. “This is always your home base, you always have a place to come”; she said, before ending with a hug.
Ripa kept it professional, despite reports saying she was blindsided by her co-host’s departure announcement last month.
“I really have to thank Kelly,”; Strahan said when it was his turn to bid farewell. “You really changed my life,”; Strahan ended before thanking audience and the show’s staff before ending with a mic drop.
