ABC Announces Michael Strahan's Final Day On Live with Kelly and Michael Will Be May 13

We guess Kelly Ripa won this battle!

Amid Good Morning America drama, Michael Strahan is exiting Live with Kelly and Michael sooner than expected. The former football player's last appearance on the morning show will be on May 13, ABC confirmed today.

An ABC spokesperson said, “After meeting with the producers of both Live and Good Morning America, and after speaking with Kelly and Michael, we have decided on a plan that best advantages both shows for the future.To that end, Michael’s last day on Live will be on Friday, May 13, which not only gives the show the chance to have a nice send-off for him during the May book, but to also immediately begin the on-air search for a new co-host."

The jovial host was slated to leave in September but after Ripa threw a hissy fit last week when she found out less than an hour before the press release went out that her co-host would be leaving the show for Good Morning America.

A source tells Page Six that Ripa and Strahan’s was already quite strained but this incident put the nail in the coffin. “While they will be civil on air, things are beyond repair," says the source. 

There were rumblings about Ripa finding a new co-host but now it's full steam ahead to fill Strahan's popular shoes. Some believe that Anderson Cooper may come on board -- although we think he's too serious for a morning talk show. 

Strahan will still appear on GMA a couple of times a week until September, when he will begin full-time.

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