Amanda Kloots She wasted no time getting emotional with her fellow hosts during the series finale Hadith.
The show ended on Friday, December 20, after 15 seasons. Kloots, 42, cried almost immediately when she joined Sheryl Underwood, Natalie Morales, Jerry O'Connell and Akbar Gbajabiamila On stage for the last time. The studio audience burst into applause, leading to He speaks The team received a standing ovation.
“Don't make us emotional!” Morales, 52, said as Underwood, 61, was immersed in the moment. “This is the last time we'll get this, and we'll get it,” Underwood said.
As the group took their seats, Kloots was seen wiping her eyes. Underwood sat in the middle, reaching out to hold O'Connell's hand as he thanked the comedian for her guidance over the years. Kloots was next to share an emotional message.
“When I started (the show), we didn’t have a studio audience because it was COVID,” she recalled. “Actually, for the first two episodes I was at home via Zoom. …And then we had our studio audience back, the way Cheryl lit up. I said: Oh, wow. This is correct.' Like (the audience) is part of us. You are our team as well. It taught me a lot.”
When Kloots became emotional, Underwood held her hand to provide a sense of comfort. The cameras even zoomed in on the heartfelt moment they remembered we to Another fist It has taken the Internet by storm in recent months.
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Erivo was touched by the comment, and Grande reached out to grab just one finger from Erivo. The moment instantly went viral — but Grande and Erivo were as confused by the conversation as the rest of them we.
“I didn't know what any part of it meant,” Grande said. diverse Earlier this month. “I didn't understand the first sentence, and then I definitely didn't understand how (Cynthia) responded. And I just wanted to be there. Because I knew something big was happening, and I didn't know how to be there.
“After a while, I didn’t know how to be there,” Erivo agreed, joking.
After her sweet moment with Underwood on Friday's finale, Kloots opened up about what's been going on Hadith He was mean to her. (She joined the daytime show in 2021.)
“You know, I have a kid,” Kloots said, referring to his 5-year-old son, Elvis. “So, coming here every day and being able to talk to four people — five, I'll include (the audience) because you're part of it — about really fun and silly topics to important topics… I'm very grateful for that.”
Kloots struggled to hold back her tears, earning an “uh-oh” from one of her hosts. Underwood reached out again to take her hand.
“I think we can't forget that,” Kloots continued. “Like listen to each other. Talk to each other, don't fight with each other. Really value each other's opinions…that's what this show has always been about. It's about talking and not fighting. And really, like being part of each other's family .
O'Connell grabbed a box of tissues, joking that he would have them ready for the rest of the episode. He and his comrades He said exclusively Us Weekly Before the end you will probably shed some tears.
“These are friends forever,” O'Connell said. “I don't think this is over. It's funny when the mission is over because you have to go out and make plans now to see each other. But it would be funny if we saw a story we usually talk about at work. I'll send it to you guys (in the group chat)!”
Underwood who joined Hadith In her second season, she's looking forward to her next chapter. “We learned a lot from each other. … We came for our time. We did what we had to do. Now good luck to great things,” she said. we.