Jerry O'Connell replaces Sharon Osbourne and becomes first male co-host on 'The Talk'

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Actor Jerry O'Connell, who has been impermanent hosting for the past fewer months, has been brought connected the CBS daytime speech amusement and is the archetypal antheral co-host.

O'Connell said during the occurrence that aired Wednesday, "It's existent exciting."

    "First of all, I privation to say, you ladies person been truthful welcoming to me," helium said to his chap co-hosts. "I mean, I came present arsenic a impermanent months ago, and conscionable from the infinitesimal I walked in, you're conscionable gracious, you're kind, you're fun, and it worked. And present we are. We're going to person a batch of fun, we truly are."

      Sharon Osbourne is retired  of 'The Talk'

      The aggravated statement was a effect of Underwood questioning Osbourne's enactment of her longtime friend, Piers Morgan.

      Morgan near his occupation connected ITV's "Good Morning Britain" aft allegations that antagonistic comments helium made pursuing Prince Harry and Meghan's interrogation with media mogul Oprah Winfrey were rooted successful racism.

      Osbourne became visibly upset during the speech with Underwood and demanded that her co-host connection instances of erstwhile Morgan had been racist.

      The amusement went connected hiatus for a spot arsenic they dealt with the fallout and Osbourne tweeted an apology saying she "panicked," "felt blindsided" and past "got defensive" during her speech with Underwood.

      Osbourne and CBS parted ways, with the web saying successful a connection astatine the clip that, "The events of the March 10 broadcast were upsetting to everyone involved, including the assemblage watching astatine home."

      "As portion of our review, we concluded that Sharon's behaviour toward her co-hosts during the March 10 occurrence did not align with our values for a respectful workplace," CBS said successful the connection released to CNN. "We besides did not find immoderate grounds that CBS executives orchestrated the treatment oregon blindsided immoderate of the hosts."

        On Wednesday, O'Connell said his household is "very excited" astir his caller gig.

        "It's thing new, you know, I don't privation to accidental it's scary, but it's caller truthful it's a change," helium said. "And alteration is good. You person to bash things that scare you, that shingle it up a bit, and this is decidedly shaking it up."

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