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With Kelly and Michael' Wednesday, leaving Strahan to awkwardly man the ship with a temporary co-host canonical: https://time.com/4302813/live-with-kelly-ripa-michael-strahan-departure/ author: Nash Jenkins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-21T04:14:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T16:55:21.298Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Kelly Leaves for Caribbean After Michael Announces Exit og:description: A source said she felt "blindsided" by his surprise departure from their show og:url: https://time.com/4302813/live-with-kelly-ripa-michael-strahan-departure/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0ca4bd09c04fd321/6988902de20a879635a90881/gettyimages-492430940.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Kelly Ripa Honored With Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Kelly Leaves for Caribbean After Michael Announces Exit twitter:description: A source said she felt "blindsided" by his surprise departure from their show twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0ca4bd09c04fd321/6988902de20a879635a90881/gettyimages-492430940.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Kelly Ripa Leaves for the Caribbean After Michael Strahan Exits Their Show > Sponsored content. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [Nash Jenkins](https://time.com/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Apr 21, 2016 4:14 AM UTC  Television hosts Kelly Ripa (L) and Michael Strahan attend the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 12, 2015 in Hollywood, California. Television hosts Kelly Ripa (L) and Michael Strahan attend the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 12, 2015 in Hollywood, California.Mark Davis—Getty Images by [Nash Jenkins](https://time.com/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Apr 21, 2016 4:14 AM UTC Since 2012, _Live! With Kelly and Michael_ has been one of the most successful daytime television programs in the U.S. — success that many critics attribute to the on-screen chemistry between its co-hosts, talk-show stalwart Kelly Ripa and former professional football player Michael Strahan. But on Wednesday morning, Ripa was [absent](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/20/live-kelly-ripa-michael-strahan-absence) from the show, and Strahan was left to awkwardly man the ship with a temporary co-host, _Saturday Night Live_ alumna Ana Gasteyer. Strahan used the time to confirm that he was indeed leaving the show for _Good Morning America —_ a decision that apparently pushed Ripa to stay away from the set on Wednesday, and perhaps indefinitely. _People_ [reports](http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20981907%5F21001518,00.html) that Ripa and her family are on a “long-planned” vacation in the Turks and Caicos, but that she departed earlier than originally planned after learning the news of Strahan’s departure on Tuesday. A source told _People_ that Ripa felt “blindsided” by the announcement. “She’s dedicated everything to the program, it was the primary focus in her career, she has been dedicated to maintaining the show for both the staff and viewers — and then all of a sudden the entire program is changed without them being decent enough to give her any notice,” the source said. \[[_People_](http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20981907%5F21001518,00.html)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4302813/live-with-kelly-ripa-michael-strahan-departure/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4302813/live-with-kelly-ripa-michael-strahan-departure/"},"headline":"Kelly Ripa Leaves for the Caribbean After Michael Strahan Exits Their Show","datePublished":"2016-04-21T04:14:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T16:55:21.298Z","description":"A source said that Ripa felt 'blindsided' by Strahan's surprise announcement","url":"https://time.com/4302813/live-with-kelly-ripa-michael-strahan-departure/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0ca4bd09c04fd321/6988902de20a879635a90881/gettyimages-492430940.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nash Jenkins","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/p-nash-jenkins/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0ca4bd09c04fd321/6988902de20a879635a90881/gettyimages-492430940.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Kelly Ripa Honored With Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame","caption":"Kelly Ripa Honored With Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame","creditText":"Mark Davis—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4302813/live-with-kelly-ripa-michael-strahan-departure/","name":"Kelly Ripa Leaves for the Caribbean After Michael Strahan Exits Their Show"}}]}] ```