Tyra Banks to leave her chat show

The 36-year-old said she will continue with the reality show America's Next Top Model, but will no longer host The Tyra Show.

In a statement on her website, Banks said: "Thank you so much for your support and love. Without you, there never would have been a Tyra Show."

The star revealed she is currently working on other future projects.

"This year, I'll be unveiling some huge surprises from me and my company Bankable - new out-of-the-box projects," she said.

"I'm incredibly excited to announce that I'll be launching Bankable Studios soon, which means my company will be making movies.

"I'm so excited and I wish I could tell you about all of the new stuff, but there are people here with me now telling me to stop typing and keep my lips shut about our new projects."

She also denied that the decision to stop recording had been made because of poor viewing figures.