Jay, Miss J And Nigel Got The Boot From Top Model

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By Nads | Friday, April 20, 2012 | 4:56 pm | 25 Comments
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After 18 cycles of America’s Next Top Model, Jay Manuel, Miss J, and Nigel Barker got the boot. Can you believe it?? They WERE the show! I’m so pissed and upset about this change…well, I take that back, I haven’t watched in ages, but I think it’s a terrible move. Who knows who made the real decision to give all three of those guys the boot, either way I still think Tyra is lamesauce. The good news is that they all got the boot together, so they’re probably all at a bar somewhere getting sh*t canned.

Jay posted on his blog:

Thank you all for your kind words. It’s true, after 18 cycles, I will not be returning to America’s Next Top Model. 

Most importantly, I must give a big thank you to all our fans!  It’s been extraordinary being a part of an such an amazing brand that we all worked hard to build.  From the first cycle you embraced us and nine years later, we still feel that love.  I’ve truly been blessed to work on a show that was recognized and loved around the world.  I’ll take with me memories and lessons that will last a lifetime.

Nigel, Miss J and I had a great run, and now it’s time for us to move on.  But you know me… I’m already working on many interesting projects.  I look forward to sharing with you soon!

Much love,

-Jay

Nigel told E! News:

“It wasn’t a shock. I’m friends with Tyra and the producers. There had been a discussion that ratings were down and that something like this would happen. There had been previous years where discussions about me being eliminated from the show had happened and I had actually survived the chopping block before. We had an incredible run and there aren’t any hard feelings. This isn’t a Tyra thing. This is a network thing. My contract was so exclusive that it was holding me back from other projects.”

 

 

 

 

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25 Comments

  1. 1
    CattyFan cattyfan
    Posted April 20, 2012 at 9:25 pm

    Not a Tyra thing? She’s the EXECUTIVE PRODUCER. That gives her final say.

    I only kept watching because Jay M. and Nigel geve the show an air of repsectability and professionalism.

    Just. Sad.

  2. 2
    chaosbutterfly
    Posted April 20, 2012 at 10:06 pm

    I can’t handle this right now.

  3. 3
    Derek Hazelton
    Posted April 20, 2012 at 10:07 pm

    Why is there even a need for ANTM now that RHOA’s Cynthia has finally opened “The Bailey Agency?”

  4. 4
    Hypnotoad Hypnotoad
    Posted April 20, 2012 at 10:30 pm

    I haven’t watched this cycle at all, but I’ve watched all the previous ones . . . on YouTube . . . So I guess I’m partly to blame for this.

    I’m sure Nigel will return for a photo shoot. I’m going to admit that Miss Jay got on my nerves a bit with all his panel outfits and desperation to make a phrase catch on with the public (“Stop trying to make ‘fetch’ happen!”). But he did seem supportive. And I always thought Jay Manuel had really good advice and feedback. Is he still the host of Canada’s Next Top Model? If so, I wonder if he’ll continue with that, since it’s a branch of ANTM.

    Even though the show stopped actually being about “becoming a model” years ago, all three of these people together were what added that teensy-weensy bit of actual *model* to America’s Next Top Model. With nothing but Tyra’s increasing bat-shittery, the show will probably just suffer worse in the ratings. They need to just cut their losses now and end it. The dead horse, she has been beaten, my friends.

  5. 5
    notwithoutmytv
    Posted April 20, 2012 at 11:07 pm

    Does anyone else want to see Tyra, Oprah, and a rabid timberwolf in a no-holds-barred, triple cage fight? I mean, if Oprah got into a position to use her weight advantage, she’d murderize both Tyra AND the wolf. BUT, if Tyra and the wolf GANGED UP on Oprah, well, THEN the pay-per-view fans at home might just get their money’s worth!

    How much would you pay to see this in your living room? 19.99? 29.99? 39.99?? But wait! What if we included a 10-minute sneak peak of the Real Housewives of New Jersey premier??? Now that’s an evening of carnage and madness the whole family can enjoy!!!!

  6. 6
    itchy
    Posted April 21, 2012 at 1:22 am

    Not at all sorry to see that Miss Jay clown go. His act was cute 10 years ago. But now that’s he pushing 50, it’s just kind of sad.

  7. 7
    sarcasatire sarcasatire
    Posted April 21, 2012 at 2:20 am

    Sad to see the hottie Nigel walk away. But let’s be real. Jay, Miss Jay, and Nigel aren’t the reason the show sucks…it’s Tyra! Drop that bitch like a hot potato and pick up Iman. She’s beautiful, bitchy, and unlike Tyra, quick witted. Only idiots need to scream at waifish trailer park girls. Instead, Iman would just let them know that dozing in a sleeping bag when your mom’s boyfriend is visiting isn’t an opportunity to cry. It’s a chance to smize into your flashlight! Who cares if you work at the Dairy Queen..to get good ratings all you need to do is be the underdog and have a noticeable flaw. Big ears, gap teeth, bow legs..aspergers! It’s all welcome on ANTM. Those other bitches are just filler.

  8. 8
    Sugarbush Joy_Subtraction
    Posted April 21, 2012 at 10:40 am

    While I haven’t been able to stomach this show for the last few seasons, Jay, Miss Jay, and Nigel were the only reason I was ever able to watch in the first place. Tyra’s an idiot. She thinks everyone watches for her, but doesn’t realize the ratings are down because no one can stand to listen to or watch her.

  9. 9
    Sugarbush Joy_Subtraction
    Posted April 21, 2012 at 10:42 am

    I would pay money I don’t even have.

  10. 10
    Novi
    Posted April 21, 2012 at 12:27 pm

    My household stopped watching the show because of Tyra’s increasing theatrics and the incredibly lame British Invasion season, not because of the only three people who were worth watching. Too bad those three and Janice Dickinson couldn’t get together and start their own top model – the way it should’ve been in the first place…

  11. 11
    maryedith
    Posted April 21, 2012 at 12:29 pm

    sarcasatire — YOU…can stay.

  12. 12
    BellicoseBaby
    Posted April 21, 2012 at 2:56 pm

    As is was once rumored to have been said about Julia Roberts, “I would pay to watch Nigel Barker brush his teeth.”

    Yes, I would.

  13. 13
    Derek Hazelton
    Posted April 21, 2012 at 3:10 pm

    @Itchy, the sad part is that I don’t think Miss Jay’s shtick is faked; it actually seems as if he acts that way in real life. I actually enjoyed him more in the later seasons when they realized he should be only focused on teaching the girls runway, but such wholesale changes on an aging series always equals cancellation.

  14. 14
    Derek Hazelton
    Posted April 21, 2012 at 3:14 pm

    @Sarcasatire, I am in the minority because I actually enjoy Tyra’s fakeness on this show. Every so often, her true bitch colors would show, especially when the girls would quit and she would kick them off panel after screaming at them and trying to guilt them into staying. From the British girl this season to the original “We were all rooting for you!” rant from Cycle 4, Tyra has moments of reality-tv brilliance. The problem is that they are far and few between.

  15. 15
    Alejandra
    Posted April 21, 2012 at 5:24 pm

    He’s pushing 50??!

  16. 16
    NotWithoutMyTV notwithoutmytv
    Posted April 21, 2012 at 6:48 pm

    It was never really that cute.

  17. 17
    maryedith
    Posted April 21, 2012 at 9:27 pm

    I think Nigel is sleazy.

  18. 18
    CathodeTube CathodeTube
    Posted April 21, 2012 at 11:47 pm

    Maybe the show is too broke to pay those three’s salaries anymore, and plans to have Tyra’s crazy ass and an increasingly so-bad-they’re-good cast carry the show? Personally, I’m over it, having watched every season except the current, and I think it’s time for the whole franchise to die. In other ANTM news though, an ANTM alum is in my new favorite movie (seriously – a shockingly quality piece) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1667307/ proving you can go from Tyra to Adam Brody and auteur Whit Stillman! Eacher heart out, Adrienne.

  19. 19
    itchy
    Posted April 22, 2012 at 7:00 am

    I know. That was my daily effort at being generous.

  20. 20
    itchy
    Posted April 22, 2012 at 7:01 am

    If he isn’t, he needs to sue his makeup people.

  21. 21
    itchy
    Posted April 22, 2012 at 7:02 am

    I agree. The only reason to watch this show (haven’t watched this season though) is to roll my eyes at Tyra’s antics. Great exercise for my tired eye muscles.

  22. 22
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted April 22, 2012 at 8:00 am

    According to the contestants who were on her seasons, they could have switched out Paulina for Tyra and the show probably would have been better, too. I can’t imagine why, but a lot of her good humor and advice was cut from the episodes but the models all loved her.

    So Tyra fired her on her birthday.

    At least Nigel and the Jays were spared that ignominy.

  23. 23
    CattyFan cattyfan
    Posted April 22, 2012 at 2:20 pm

    If Tyra wants to switch it up, why not have a season of MALE MODELS (if she can control herself. Remember what she’s done to male guests in the past.)

  24. 24
    CathodeTube CathodeTube
    Posted April 22, 2012 at 7:18 pm

    Awesome idea!

  25. 25
    fancyface
    Posted April 23, 2012 at 3:05 pm

    Sooooo, no more ANTM? Because ultimately that’s what this means. Regardless of what your feelings are about the Jays and Nigel, they ARE the show! I’ll give it a season without them before it’s actually canceled unless Tyra pulls something extraordinarily unexpected out of her ass to fill the void of their absences, which, lest face it, this is the same woman that things Top Ledom & Booty tooch are fierce new words that should be added to the fashion dictionary, so my hopes aren’t that high.

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