Michael Strahan opens up on GMA and Fox NFL Sunday future and makes major family decision
MICHAEL Strahan has shared an update on his future with ABC’s Good Morning America and Fox NFL Sunday.
The Giants legend, 52, took part in an interview with his 20-year-old daughter Isabella, who recently revealed that she’s cancer-free.
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Michael Strahan appearing on the Week 8 edition of Fox NFL SundayCredit: X / NFLonFOX
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The 52-year-old Strahan has been a star on Fox NFL Sudnay since 2008
The NFL Hall of Famer Strahan and his daughter Isabella are on the cover of Town & Country Magazine’s latest issue.
She spoke about her journey after being diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a type of brain tumor, in January and now being cancer-free.
Strahan also shared his thoughts on when he’ll walk away from being a TV star.
“I’ve always had those thoughts,” he said of retirement. “It will happen at some point. It’s not happening anytime soon. The kids are still in school. I’m empty-nesting again.
“I have loved having the energy and noise and arguing around the house, but I’m just so happy for Isabella to get back to college.
“I want her to have that sense of independence again, because my kids can’t grow if they’re under my shade.
Strahan did admit that he won’t be “planning on retiring anytime soon but added he will retire “at some point, and I’d like to say a lot sooner than a lot of people probably think I will.”
“When I do it, it will be because I just want to have the freedom to be with her and her sister, and her other sister and brother,” he continued.
“Wherever they are, whatever they’re doing, I want to be there.”
Strahan has been a full-time host of GMA since 2016.
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He had been a co-host of ABC’s Live with Kelly and Michael alongside Kelly Ripa from 2012 to 2016.
Strahan has also been an NFL analyst for Fox Sports since 2008.
He retired from the NFL in that same year after 15 seasons with the Giants, winning a Super Bowl in his final year.
Isabella underwent three surgeries, six weeks of radiation, and four rounds of chemotherapy in the span of one year.
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Sophia, far left, and Isabella, far right, appear in a photo alongside their father Michael in 2024Credit: Instagram/sophialstrahan
The elder Strahan said “it’s been a crazy year” and added that the challenges have only strengthened the family.
“There were times when we said, ‘We know it’s painful and tough, but it’s temporary.’ The last year is one we hope to forget, but at the same time it’s shown us a lot of important things about who she is and about who we are and about how we show up for each other as a family,” he said.
Strahan is now a grandfather after his oldest daughter, Tanita, gave birth to a son last month.
“Now I work, but I see an end to that, because I want to spend time with my family,” he said.
“It’s the most important thing. I love that my girls are in college and I have the ability to go and spend time with them.”
He had Tanita son Michael Jr., with his first wife, Wanda Hutchins, and two twins Isabella and Sophia with his second wife, Jean Muggli.
