Hey all. Lots of news pouring in on the possible reasons for gorgeous former model Paulina Porizkova’s, exit from the position of the judge of the America’s Next Top Model.
For those who do not know yet, Paulina received a rather shocking birthday gift on 9th April at the 12th cycle finale of the show, as her departure was confirmed. She talked about her firing over the phone on the Late Show with Craig Ferguso as she announced job hunting because of her removal from America’s Next Top Model.
One theory that has leaked out is that some ego tussles were behind the decision of her departure which she has out rightly denied. According to her, the reason for chucking her out was that she had gained a lot of weight and the producers wished to get rid of some of the fat from the series.
It is strange however that Paulina never talked about her removal earlier, when the thing actually happened. But one thing that has emerged very clearly is that Tyra Banks and Paulina surely shared some sort of rocky relationship.
Ken Mok, the executive producer of the show blamed it all on recession and economy. He spoke
“The current state of the economy has forced shows to make major budget cuts industry wide; and America’s Next Top Model is not immune to these financially challenging times. We’ve had to make significant cuts in every area of the production and, unfortunately, Paulina was a casualty of these cuts. Tyra, who had persuaded Paulina to join the show as a judge, was incredibly saddened by the decision, the show was forced to make. We really enjoyed working with Paulina, and we wish her all the best in her future endeavors.”
If you look at her work, surely Paulina did an amazing job as the judge since she joined the show in 10th Cycle, in place of Twiggy, who too had replaced a former model, Janice Dickinson. Perhaps the most communicative and popular of all judges, she should have been retained at all costs. Her place would not be so easy to fill for the production people.
Tags:Cycle 10, Cycle 12, Judges, Paulina Porizkova, Tyra Banks