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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amber Raiken

DWTS’ Alfonso Ribeiro explains why Tyra Banks was ‘set up for failure’ when she hosted the show

Dancing with the Stars host Alfonso Ribeiro is defending his former colleague Tyra Banks’s hosting abilities.

The 54-year-old actor, best-known for his role as Carlton on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, spoke about Banks’s three years on DWTS during an interview with Parade earlier this week. Banks hosted the long-running ABC competition series in 2020 and 2021, during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, before Ribeiro joined her as co-host in 2022.

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