Like Michael Strahan, I’m a military brat. Both of my parents are army veterans; my father retired after twenty-three years of service in the military, and my mother served in the military for no less than 4 years. Like Strahan, I even have spent my entire life in and around the military – if you might have a parent who rose through the ranks and ultimately retired from service, the military lifestyle cannot help but be a a part of who you’re. I respect the military and in some ways I appreciate the life it has provided my family, each when it comes to stability and the places it allowed me to see as a child. I used to be born abroad, grew up abroad, and when my family finally returned permanently to the United States, I needed to culturally adapt to each a non-military lifestyle and American popular culture.

For most of us who were raised this fashion, appreciation, respect and admiration for many who serve and who’ve served is more innate than learned. While I am unable to pretend to know the whole lot about Strahan’s life, from the bits and pieces I learned through his second profession as a television personality, I do know of his respect and adoration for the military, largely through his service to his father… retired Army Major Gene W. Strahan, Sr. – and all those that were in his life through his father’s ministry.

So seeing Strahan get criticized, even just a little bit, because he didn’t put his hand over his heart during a Veterans Day segment on “NFL Fox Sunday.”proves to me that some people really hate happiness and need higher ways to spend their time. Strahan stood respectfully, along with his hands in front of him. It’s okay. I do not at all times (rarely, actually) put my hand over my heart when I’m forced to hearken to the national anthem played during games where it seems unnecessary to me. This has NOTHING to do with my position on the military, but for me it is a alternative.

Even though he didn’t really should do it, Strahan kept talking Instagram and I shot the whole video explaining his love and appreciation for the military (which again is obvious) after which explained how he got caught up in the moment and realized it but didn’t wish to be distracted. He even apologized if he offended anyone in the military because that’s clearly not what his service is about.

Listen, we spent a week here in America. For many people, the results of the presidential election were depressing, saddening and even painful. There is good enough negativity circulating on the web and social media without creating a negative story about a guy who, no less than on this case, has done nothing incorrect and is the last person you must query about his respect for the US military.

Gayle King invites fans to her bedroom.

The “CBS Mornings” co-host sat down with Drew Barrymore on her eponymous talk show, where the 2 talked about their sleep habits.

The discussion led to the women wondering whether or not they were going to bed with any clothes on or not. In King’s case, she said she was wearing some sleepwear, but preferred not to wear underwear.

“I always sleep in a big, old, worn-out T-shirt, but I don’t like wearing underwear,” she said. “Because I like feeling the breeze there. At night, yes.”

Barrymore agreed with King’s views that he wanted to “feel the breeze there”. The mother of two claimed she taught her daughters the identical lesson.

“I used to tell the girls they would be terrified of it, but I thought, ‘You’ve got to let it breathe.’ Let’s take a break to breathe. In those diapers all the time? Nuh-uh. We’ll just go for a walk and whatever happens, happens. And yes, women should feel the breeze.”

One person commented “tmi” on Decyder’s Instagram post clip.

When it comes to sleeping naked, King may not feel prefer it, but she says there was a time when she felt comfortable enough to pose nude for a college boy.

The 69-year-old gave a virtual interview on the now-finished “Ellen Degeneres Show” by which she told Ellen Degeneres how this moment in 2020 got here.

“Ellen, now listen,” King began. “I would not do it today, but I used to be dating a guy. He was a photographer, so I taught myself photography. So you realize… you are in your dorm room and he said let’s take some photos. I used to be naked on the time, my hair was in rollers – pink foam rollers – so yes, I did a photo shoot.

But apparently King was sensible enough to keep her future in mind. “But you realize what I did? I went with him to a dark room to develop them. I took the negatives, they are going to never see the sunshine of day,” she continued. “I destroyed them since it may very well be blackmail material in the event that they still existed, but I do know they do not because I physically destroyed them. You know whenever you’re young you do cool things.

Unlike King, Barrymore said she doesn’t actually mind being completely naked if she’s home alone.

She said, “This is how I roll. If no one is home, including the kids – they go and stay the night at dad’s – I will sleep naked. Love it. I lock all the doors and just parade around like little J Bird.”

King doesn’t have to worry an excessive amount of about this because her two children are actually adults and he or she hasn’t remarried since divorcing their dad, her ex William Bumpus, in 1993.

They split up after a television journalist caught her then-husband in bed with one other woman after a trip with the youngsters. They now appear to have a warm, friendly relationship, but many believed he wanted to return to that old style after gracing the duvet of King’s Sports Illustrated.

“Well, I can check one more item off my wish list that will probably never happen!” Bumpus said Page six in May. “My teenage fantasy of hooking up with a Sports Illustrated model finally came true. WOW! Good for you Gayle… You look fantastic! Kudos to Sports Illustrated for choosing YOU,” he further exclaimed.

“Gayle King, 69,” writes in the most recent Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue pic.twitter.com/mQMdQjJu1O

— Ebro within the morning (@EBROINTHEAM) May 15, 2024

When it comes to dating, King recently it opened about her struggles to find the fitting man for Tamron Hall. Although she claimed to be “alert and available”, she found it “difficult” to find what she truly wanted in a partner.

“It’s not really about the money, guys. It’s about someone who has his own business, his own affairs. They are very confident in their own skin,” she told Hall and her audience. “You know, I remember my ex once telling me, ‘I’m going to be tired when this Gayle King beeping stops.’ So you want someone who celebrates you, who is excited about you, and who is comfortable in their own skin. And this is very difficult. But no mercy for me. I feel really good.”

As Hoda Kotb’s departure from the Today show nears, more changes are on the horizon. Longtime host Craig Melvin is preparing to replace Kotb as co-host.

Melvin, 45, who’s already hosting his third hour of “Today” alongside Al Roker, Sheinelle Jones and Dylan Dreyer, made the announcement during Thursday broadcast. The announcement comes roughly two months after Kotb announced that she was leaving the show after nearly twenty years to focus on her family.

“I’m extremely excited and grateful,” Melvin said, getting emotional during the broadcast. “I have enjoyed blessings all my life, and this is the latest in a long list of blessings.”

In an interview with Kotb, Melvin said: “It means a lot to me to inherit this from you. You have been the heart of this place for a long time. You helped save this program.”

Roker, who joined the show via Zoom to congratulate Melvin, said: “I knew this day would come. I watched you grow up. “I saw you as a journalist, but more importantly, I saw you as a dad, a son and all the things that make you who you are,” he said. “I’m so proud and happy for you right now because you’re worth it.”

Starting Monday, January 13, Melvin will host for 3 straight hours. Kotb’s last day on the program is scheduled for Friday, January 10.

The two-time Emmy winner from South Carolina has worked at NBC News for 14 years and have become the anchor of “Today” in 2018. His coverage includes breaking news, meetings with presidents and other outstanding figures, multiple Olympics and Super Bowls, and more. In 2011, he married sports presenter Lindsay Czarniak; together they’ve two children.

An anonymous source reported People Magazine“Craig is an incredibly talented presenter. It is very versatile. It has everything you need to fill this role. Hoda has two really important jobs, and they take them step by step, thinking about everything.”

Other upcoming programming changes include changing the fourth hour of the show to “TONIGHT with Jenna and Friends.” The recent hour, which debuts on January 13, will feature a rotating addition of co-hosts until a everlasting host is chosen.