Tyra Banks’ ANTM co-host Jay Manuel says model ‘didn’t want to speak to me’ upon his return to show after hiatus
TYRA Banks’ America's Next Top Model co-host Jay Manuel said the model ‘didn’t want to speak to me’ upon his return to show after hiatus.
Despite the makeup artist being part of the show since its inception, he took a break towards the end of cycle 8.
Jay Manuel, 47, talked to about how his relationship changed with Tyra, 46, after he took a break from the show.
"It was really, really unfortunate because the show became a global phenomenon,” revealed the former judge of America's Next Top Model.
"We had such magical moments. Tyra and I had a relationship, a work relationship, that started well before America’s Next Top Model and we became friends."
“I could see Tyra trying to draw the parallel and what she was trying to illustrate, and I was confused by it.
“Because we ask these girls to come in the room and the producers remind the girls before they come in, ‘Tell them who you are. You’re not just a pretty face. You have to have a discussion about who you are.’”
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The Canadian makeup guru continued: “These girls are coached to speak their truth and tell Tyra who they are, and then Tyra said that, so it seemed a bit unfair.
“You can see it on that model’s face, like, ‘Wait a minute, I was told to say everything about myself, and now you’re telling me to not say this?’”