Sherri Shepherd is ending her talk show on a high note.
Shepherd, 59, won Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host for Sherri at the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, Oct. 30, at the Hollywood Palladium. She did not attend. She is currently playing the Genie in Aladdin on Broadway in New York City, so presenter Greg Mathis accepted the award for her.
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A win after the goodbye
The honor follows a difficult stretch. In February, Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Ira Bernstein and Mort Marcus announced that the show was canceled. They said the change reflected the shifting daytime television landscape, not the quality of the series, its production or Shepherd herself, and they noted that the team had found strong creative momentum this season.
The final episode aired in May. On Instagram, Shepherd thanked fans for their love and support over four years, called the ending bittersweet and teased that new chapters were ahead. Anyone tired of seeing her, she suggested, should brace themselves.
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