In an exclusive interview, Tyra Banks opens up about leaving Dancing With the Stars — and embracing the future.

Tyra Banks has a confession to make. “I am just starting Ted Lasso,” the multihyphenate star says of the smash hit series, which debuted its third season in mid-March.

“I’m looking forward to not getting off the couch for days and taking it all in.”

 

 

If anyone deserves a bit of downtime, it’s Banks. The busy mom of 7-year-old York (dad is Bank’ ex, Erik Asla) recently revealed she’s leaving Dancing With the Stars after three years of hosting to focus on her entrepreneurial enterprises.

These include the ice cream line she launched in 2021, Smize & Dream, and multiple TV projects with her Bankable Productions company.

“I love breaking new ground. I also love breaking down doors so other people can come through more easily than I did,” says 49-year-old.

Adds a source close to the star: “Tyra is an innovator and a visionary. Creating things from scratch is her superpower.”

Banks has spent her more than 30 years of her career reinventing herself.

In the early 2000s, the former Victoria’s Secret Angel pivoted away from the runway and created America’s Next Top Model, which ran for an impressive 24 seasons.

Over the next two decades, she continued to branch out with her Emmy Award–winning talk show, a bestselling young adult novel and acting roles.

“I love doing what others aren’t thinking about. That’s how I judge success.”

In 2012, Banks went back to school and graduated from Harvard Business School’s Owner/President Management (OPM) Program.