Michael Strahan’s revealing a long-kept household secret.
The “Good Morning America” anchor, 53, who grew up along with his mother and father Gene and Louise Strahan and 5 siblings, had a pet pig as a baby — whose destiny he discovered about only some years in the past.
“I went to shoot with his parents before his father died because I wanted … to give him time with his parents, as one of [six] children where they just talked about him,” his former “GMA” co-anchor Sara Haines stated throughout “The Weekend View” on Saturday concerning the sit-down.
Throughout that TV phase, the journalist, 47, discovered what occurred to Strahan’s pet: “They shared with me that they ate the pig.”
“I come back and I’m giving Michael a hard time, as one would, and I joked about the pig,” Haines recalled, not realizing that her co-worker had no clue what truly occurred.
“And he’s like, ‘What are you talking about?’ He didn’t know. He didn’t know ’cause they were all young.”
Strahan confronted his mother after the very fact.
“He was like, ‘I had no idea.’ And he called his mom,” stated Haines. “And I was like, ‘I didn’t mean to betray the family trust! I just thought you told him!’”
Strahan shared the heartbreaking information that his dad handed in 2020.
On the time, his “GMA” household gave a candy shout-out to Gene on air.
“We wanted to take a moment to say our thoughts and our prayers are with our colleague Michael Strahan and his family,” his former co-host Amy Robach stated.
“His father, Gene Willie Strahan Sr., is being laid to rest today. He was born in 1937 … the first of nine children to receive a high school diploma. Enlisting in the US Army in 1955, Gene rose to become a major and serve with the 82nd Airborne Division.”
She concluded the tribute by sharing just a little about his private life, noting, “Gene married wife Louise in 1957 and they spent 63 wonderful years together bringing up six children. To Michael, Louise and the entire Strahan family, we want you to know our hearts are with you today. We love you, Michael.”
The previous athlete, in the meantime, celebrated his mother’s birthday in January.
“Happy Birthday to my favorite person …The funny, smart and witty Louise Strahan!! Mom i love you and hope you have the best day ever!” he wrote by way of Instagram. “I’m lucky to have you as my mom and love you endlessly! Your baby boy Michael.”
Strahan himself is dad to daughter Tanita, 33, and son Michael Jr., 31, along with his first spouse, Wanda Hutchins. He additionally has 21-year-old twin daughters Isabella and Sophia along with his second ex-wife, Jean Muggli.
In 2016, the tv star gushed to Individuals journal, “My kids give me strength. I love being with the kids. To me, it’s all about family, now more than anything.”
Final 12 months, Strahan supported Isabella as she battled medulloblastoma, an aggressive mind most cancers.
“She wasn’t eating much,” he recalled to Individuals in January concerning the mannequin, who’s now cancer-free. “She was thin and tired and bald and all the things you hate to see your kid go through.”
However Strahan added that “her spirit was there.”
“One of the things she said, probably the hardest thing I had to hear was, ‘Dad I’ll do whatever. I want to live,’” he stated. “I knew she wouldn’t quit. She was going to fight — and she did.”
