Axed ‘GMA’ Star Janai Norman Makes Big Move After Sudden Exit From Show
What To Know
- Janai Norman placed her New Jersey mansion on the market for $3.2 million shortly after ABC declined to renew her contract.
- Norman, who joined GMA Weekend in 2019, previously expressed sadness over her abrupt exit.
- Despite her departure, Norman recently reunited with former co-hosts and colleagues for a night out.
Janai Norman is making some big life changes just weeks after she was abruptly let go from her hosting duties on the weekend edition of ABC’s Good Morning America.
According to The U.S. Sun, citing real estate records, Norman placed her New Jersey mansion on the market for $3.2 million on April 30, just weeks after it was confirmed ABC wouldn’t be renewing her GMA contract.
The 36-year-old reporter purchased the six-bedroom suburban property with her husband, Charlie, in 2022, the same year she joined GMA as the show’s co-host on Saturday and Sunday. The home, where Norman and Charlie lived with their three children, also features a chef’s kitchen, an in-home gym, an outdoor fire pit, and New York City skyline views.
It’s unclear where Norman and her family will be moving once the house is sold.
In April, news broke that Norman would be leaving the weekend edition of GMA after ABC declined to renew her contract. She previously joined GMA Weekend in 2019 as the Pop News host before being promoted to her anchor role in 2022.
Norman confirmed her exit in an April 3 Instagram video. “I hoped that we’d have more time, and it’s been hard on me that our time was cut short,” she said. “I have loved my job. It has been a joy to connect with my co-workers and with viewers, to help keep you informed and entertained, and to create this community. So it really breaks my heart that I don’t get to say goodbye. I’m so sorry that I don’t get to say goodbye. It would have been fun.”
She also unfollowed the official GMA Instagram account, suggesting the exit from the show was not a mutual decision.
Norman reunited with her former co-hosts, Whit Johnson and Gio Benitez, for a night out with colleagues late last month. “A night of laughter and love with this crew! Always a blast!” Johnson captioned an Instagram slideshow of snaps from a group dinner.
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