Princewill Pius
What could Regis Philbin have possibly done to tick off Kelly Ripa? He seems pretty harmless, no? Philbin shed some light on the gossip in February 2017, when he appeared on Larry King Now and admitted that he and Ripa hadn’t really kept in touch. “She got very offended when I left,” he said “She thought I was leaving because of her. I was leaving because I was getting older and it wasn’t right for me anymore.” (Philbin was 80 when he bid adieu to Live!)
Although this could be nothing more than speculation, radio host Howard Stern added fuel to the fire in October 2019, when he claimed Ripa and Philbin were at “war,” per USA Today. “They don’t talk or anything as far as I know,” Stern said on his talk show. “I thought it was an issue where Kelly felt that she should’ve been told by Regis that he was leaving the show.” That theory took an even more complicated turn when Stern’s co-host, Robin Quivers, alleged Philbin didn’t leave “on his own accord.” Fellow talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, who was appearing on Stern’s show, also claimed Philbin didn’t have much choice in the matter.
Okay, so if Philbin was pushed out, why would Ripa supposedly harbor bad feelings? Well, there are theories about that too.
Written by: Nicki
