DWTS’ Tyra Banks, 48, almost slips out of swimsuit on birthday & says ‘my mind is fuller’ as star may lose hosting job
TYRA Banks shared a sexy swimsuit photo along with a message about body positivity as she celebrated turning 48 as well as the body that got her there and ignoring controversy surrounding her job as host on Dancing With the Stars.
The model turned TV star posted a photo of herself posing in a tiny bathing suit with her cleavage and curves on full display.
She captioned the : "It's my BIRTHDAY! And every year this BODY of mine keeps changing. My body of work and my body ody ody.
Tyra continued: "My body is fuller. And so is my mind.
"Happy Birthday to all my fellow Sagittarius out there. Here's to growing together, in more ways than one."
Her post comes after The Sun exclusively reported that Tyra may not return to the ballroom on Dancing With the Stars next season.
Per the report, executives working on the show are shopping around for new A-list celebrities to replace her.
The decision was prompted by ratings struggles.
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NEXT STEPS
A source told The Sun that Tyra will be meeting with execs in the New Year to "map out 2022."
The insider said that certain members of production staff were unsure whether Tyra would return.
Many fans have expressed a dislike for Tyra in the role.
As such network bosses are said to be focused on "signing at least one major star."
They are hopeful that doing so will bring fans back to the competition series.
The insider alleged that executives at the BBC Studios LA have been on the hunt for "at least one or ideally two major household names that fascinate fans."
Their secret search has been ongoing behind the scenes.
The network fears that this year's talent did not attract viewers the way they hoped.
One source said "that there is a disconnect" between the reaction on social media to participants and the size of TV audiences."
The same source added: "The network sees ratings, not page impressions, as the cornerstone of their business."
While Tyra's appearance on the show hangs in the balance, it's not only because of her performance.
DWTS has yet to be renewed for season 31.
MODEL BACKLASH
Fans have not been secretive about their feelings toward Tyra.
She first appeared on the show last season and was slammed from the jump.
Fans called her out for "shoving" Olivia Jade offstage after she was eliminated.
They accused her of having "shooed" Olivia and Val Chmerkovskiy offstage after their shocking and devastating elimination.
Prior to that incident, Tyra was called out after she embarrassed Suni Lee when she ran off stage to puke after a performance.
The gymnast rushed out of view of the cameras following a performance with partner Sasha Farber.
Tyra was left to answer to viewers about the incident and held nothing back.
She shared at the time: "Suni is not feeling so good. Not Covid! Not Covid at all! But she's not feeling well so she danced sick and she had to leave. But she's okay!"
Suni later returned to the show's stage for relay dances.
It was at that point that Tyra decided to focus in on what happened.
She said: "Suni, I got to ask you. I know you've been struggling all day and, like, dude is like, you're throwing up. This is live TV and you ran off!"
Fans criticized her for repeatedly pointing out to fans that Suni had been sick.
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The teen blushed and quietly took Tyra's comments.
In the finale, Tyra was slammed for "taking too long" to announce winner Iman Shumpert.
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