Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews met on Thursday, picking up a cocktail eight months after they left the Dancing With The Stars program.
Tom, 65, shared a photo of the duo having drinks at a restaurant in Calabasas and wrote: ‘Reunited and it’s so good with @erinandrews’.
In a second snapshot, the former co-hosts cuddled up for a selfie outside. This time, Tom wrote: ‘This meeting deserves another post’.
Lots to talk about: Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews are photographed at a restaurant in Calabasas, Los Angeles, on Thursday, while having a cocktail, eight months after being kicked out of the DWTS
Erin responded in the comments with three champagne emojis, implying that there was some kind of celebration. “I love you,” she added.
The 42-year-old sports announcer also shared a photo of the meeting’s provocation, ‘Always something in progress’.
The producers fired Tom and Erin as co-hosts for DWTS in July 2020 and they were replaced by Tyra Banks before season 29.
‘Just informed @DancingABC will continue without me. It was an incredible 15 years of running and the most unexpected gift of my career. ‘Tom said at the time of the news.
Erin also shared a note on social media, writing, ‘I will always cherish my days on that set, even if I wasn’t the best at jumping.’
‘Always something in progress’: in a second snapshot, the former co-hosts cuddled up for a selfie outside. This time, Tom wrote: ‘This meeting deserves another post’, while Erin responded with a suggestion for a celebration
Tom had been presenting the program since its debut in 2005. Erin, in turn, competed in season 10 with Maksim Chmerkovskiy in 2010 before becoming co-host four years later.
Many fans were outraged at the choice to fire the longtime hosts and executive producer Andrew Llinares explained his decision.
“I think it’s all about evolution. I think any program like this, which has been in many, many seasons, needs to continue to evolve, ‘he told reporters on the ABC VirtuFall panel in September 2020.
“I think that changing the host is all about evolution. It was about making the program look new, making it look new [and making] perhaps reaches a new audience, as well as the audience that has been there for years. ‘
New vibe: producers fired Tom and Erin as co-hosts of DWTS in July 2020 and they were replaced by Tyra Banks before season 29
Tom had been presenting the program since its debut in 2005. Erin, in turn, competed in the 10th season with Maksim Chmerkovskiy in 2010 before becoming a co-host four years later.
Sudden departure: Tom shared this note when he was informed that his DWTS season was over
‘I will always cherish my days on that set’: Erin shared this message after the news was released
In December, Tom dashed hopes of returning to the series.
‘When people say,’ I’m not going to watch until you get back, ‘I say,’ Well, there really isn’t ‘until’ here. This train left the station, ‘said Tom.
‘I appreciate the feeling, and I don’t blame anyone if they [watch], ‘he added.
The longtime presenter, who also featured the funniest home videos in America, from ABC, and Hollywood Squares, thought the DWTS would mark the end of his presenter days, but not like that.
“I always thought Dancing would be where my management as a host would end,” said Tom of his 28 seasons on the show.
When asked what the future holds, Bergeron said that whatever comes next, he doesn’t think it would be in the realm of hosting.
‘I have hosted every format imaginable. There is no real fire in my stomach to do this again. That said, I’m always open to surprises, ‘he said.
“This train left the station”, Tom dashed hopes of returning to DWTS in December