New 'The Talk' host Akbar Gbajabiamila shadowed Michael Strahan to prepare for the gig
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edition.cnn.com(CNN)Akbar Gbajabiamila is getting ready for his debut as a co-host on "The Talk."Former NFL player Gbajabiamila will join Sheryl Underwood, Amanda Kloots and Jerry O'Connell for the upcoming Season 12.
In order to get some tips for the hosting gig, he called fellow athlete turned "Good Morning America" host Michael Strahan for help."We played during the same time but I never met him, never knew him.
He knew my brother, but we really didn't cross paths like that," Gbajabiamila told People. "I just cold-called and said, 'Hey, you know, I love what you're doing.
I'm excited about what you're doing. Can I shadow you?'" he recalled.Gbajabiamila called Strahan "one of the coolest dudes on the planet and such a humbling, gracious guy.""He was.
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