Karla Estrada, one of the original co-hosts of “Magandang Buhay” for six years, will no longer return to the morning talk show after taking a leave of absence to run in the national elections. Both the team behind “Magandang Buhay” and Estrada approved with ABS-CBN News on Friday that she would not resume her morning show on the daily program.
Estrada will make one final appearance in a goodbye episode, which she has already recorded.
Estrada posted a photo with her long-time co-hosts Jolina Magdangal and Melai Cantiveros on Instagram on Thursday, writing, “Happy to see you my Momshies!”
“Ang pamamaalam… Abangan,” she wrote.
Estrada stated to ABS-CBN News that she wishes to concentrate on her political efforts as a member of the TINGOG party-list. In the May elections, TINGOG gained two seats in congress; Estrada was the group’s third nominee.
According to the producers of “Magandang Buhay,” a successor for Estrada has yet to be decided; nevertheless, special guest co-hosts have joined Magdangal and Cantiveros in her absence.
Regine Velasquez, a music veteran, joined the program for nearly five months until mid-June. She left just in time for her judging appearance on the second season of “Idol Philippines.” Teleserye legend Judy Ann Santos is now seen as a “special ku-Momshie” or guest co-host on the show, which started earlier this week.