Menopause took her off of television and now it may be bringing her back!
Former PIX 11 News anchor-turned-menopause warrior, Tamsen Fadal, has been taking preliminary meetings to become the new face of daytime, Page Six has learned.
“She’s repped by UTA, so there’s been some exploratory meetings, and people have called, but she’s not actively pitching a show,” an insider told Page Six. “She takes meetings when people come to her,” they added.
With Kelly Clarkson and Sherri Shepherd’s eponymous talk shows not returning for a new season, there seems to be no shortage of time slots for Fadal, should she jump back onto the small screen.
Fadal walked away from local news and her 15-year TV gig at PIX 11 in 2023 after she started experiencing menopausal symptoms that affected her teleprompter skills. She then rebranded herself as an author, podcast host, documentarian, and speaker, spreading the word about menopause.
We’re told Fadal is focused on her podcast, “The Tamsen Show,” where she gets to gab with famous pals like Halle Berry and Naomi Watts over her favorite topic: womens’ health. “The podcast is the new talk show. It’s almost like a television show and people want her on theirs,” the source said.
Fadal has indeed appeared on numerous talks shows including “‘The Drew Barrymore Show” and “Sherri” since she walked away from PIX 11.
Finding her way back permanently shouldn’t prove difficult given she’s married to one of the biggest gate keepers of syndicated daytime talk. Her husband Ira Bernstein is the co-founder of Debmar, the company behind Wendy Williams and Sherri Shepherd’s eponymous shows.
It would seem taking over for Shepherd would be an obvious choice, but “she is definitely not replacing Sherri,” the source said.
Another insider explained, “Debmar-Mercury is always in discussions and development for a variety of platforms, but nothing they are developing is replacing ‘Sherri’ on the Fox TV stations.”
They added, “several other studios – not Debmar-Mercury have reached out to Fadal for all forms of TV opportunities, including her successful video podcast.”
The insider speculated that the Fox stations will likely default to more local news in Shepherd’s slots.
A spokesperson for Debmar did not comment on the possibility of Fadal swooping into Shepherd’s slot.
Shepherd, on the other hand, has vowed to “continue to fight to keep the show alive in some way, shape, or form,” she told her viewers while addressing the show’s cancellation during Monday’s broadcast.
“I don’t know what it’s going to look like, but I promise I will continue to spread joy… like your favorite auntie, I’m here to make you laugh, get in your business and stay longer than you planned,” she said.
In the meantime, episodes from the fourth and final season of “Sherri” will continue to air through the fall.
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