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A few big names have emerged as candidates to replace Joy Taylor, Emmanuel Acho, and LeSean McCoy at FOX following this week’s developments.

Taylor is leaving the network after they opted not to renew her contract, while FS1 is also canceling ‘Speak’ and Acho’s show, ‘The Facility,’ which he hosted alongside McCoy.

‘Breakfast Ball,’ hosted by Craig Carton, Mark Schlereth, and Danny Perkins, has been halted, too, while Chase Daniel, James Jones, Paul Pierce, Michael Irvin, and Keyshawn Johnson are among those affected by the changes.

Taylor’s exit comes just over six months after she was named in a lawsuit filed by former FOX Sports stylist Noushin Faraji, in which she was accused of carrying on relationships with both Acho and former EVP Charlie Dixon to advance her career.

She was kept on the air after the suit became public but, months later, FOX has chosen to let her go, claiming that the shows noted above “struggled to find a huge audience.”

Max Kellerman Among Candidates To Potentially Join FOX Sports As Replacements For Joy Taylor And Others

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Front Office Sports is now reporting that Max Kellerman, Tony Reali, and Kay Adams are in line for new shows on the network.

“Sources told FOS that on-air talents who could be in play for new FS1 programming include Tony Reali, Max Kellerman, and Kay Adams,” they revealed on Monday afternoon.

The outlet also disclosed having been told by Reali that he’s interested in “absolutely everything” following ESPN’s cancellation of ‘Around the Horn.’

“While he plans to be ‘discerning’ about his future, Reali envisions a future where he works in both the TV and digital spaces at the same time,” the report noted.

Kellerman has been tipped for something big after recently returning to the boxing scene, while Adams currently runs her own podcast.

Taylor, meanwhile, took to Instagram to share a clip of herself working out in the Bahamas shortly after news of her dismissal broke, suggesting she was not bothered.

Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup.

Joining Lorraine Kelly on Monday’s episode of the ITV show, the TV presenter, 43, also gave an health update after having two tumours removed from jaw.

Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood, in December after 10 years of marriage.

She has since made swipes at Jesse and moved on with TV director Elliot Hegarty, with the pair having been seen kissing during a recent night out.

Fearne has had a difficult few months after undergoing surgery to remove two benign tumours from her jawline, just days before her split with Jesse emerged.

She told host Lorraine: ‘It’s all very amicable and kids are doing great. I am in a very good place.’place.’

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Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup

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Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood , in December after 10 years of marriage (both pictured in February 2024)

Discussing her recent surgery, she added: ‘I feel very grateful to have completely recovered.

‘I feel really good. I have a lot of people reaching out who have had the same thing.’

Davina McCall, 56, announced in November she’d been diagnosed with a colloid cyst, a rare type of benign brain tumour, and has supported Fearne.

She continued: ‘Everyone needs a Davina. She’s been amazing, weird that we had the same health thing going on at the same time. She’s so calming and we speak every day. She is just the best

It comes after Fearne has seemingly made another thinly-veiled dig at her ex-husband as she gushed that she is the happiest she’s ever been in a positive update.

Speaking to Scott Mills on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, Fearne gushed that she is ‘really happy’ and is ‘springing out of bed in the morning ready for life’.

Scott, who has known Fearne for 25 years, said he has never seen her ‘more positive or happier’, prompting Fearne to agree and reply: ‘Yeah I feel great!’