The former creative director on her show America’s Next Top Model recently spilled the tea on their bitter relationship.
But if Tyra Banks was worried, she didn’t look like it on Wednesday, when the TV star went grocery shopping while looking relaxed in animal print.
The 46-year-old model put comfort first in leopard print sweatpants for an outing with boyfriend Louis Bélanger-Martin and four-year-old son York.
Wild thing! Tyra Banks went grocery shopping while looking relaxed in animal print on Wednesday
Banks paired the loose-fitting pants with a tan sweater and Nike runners.
Her brunette tresses were worn loose and with bangs, and the TV hostess wore a pair of tinted spectacles.
The catwalk queen’s beau of more than a year also sported a casual look in sweatpants and a long sleeve whit T-shirt.
He carried the son Tyra shares with ex Erik Asla, who looked adorable in a striped blue onesie.
Her boys: The 46-year-old model put comfort first in leopard print sweatpants for an outing with boyfriend Louis Bélanger-Martin and four-year-old son York
Scream: York, the son Tyra shares with ex Erik Asla, looked adorable in a striped blue onesie
The outing comes as a former colleague of Tyra’s has promised to dish on their heated working relationship.
Jay Manuel was a beloved part of America’s Next Top Model, serving as creative director for nine years and 18 cycles.
But the creative director was reportedly fired from the show back in 2012 by supermodel host and creator Banks.
In an interview with Variety, Jay, 47, sets the record straight as he reveals that it was his decision to leave the show, which inspired his upcoming book The Wig, The B**** & The Meltdown.
His decision: Jay Manuel is setting the record straight as he reveals that it was his decision to leave the show in 2012, after it was reported at the time that he was fired
The 47-year-old told the website: ‘When we parted ways, I had already completed my contract after Cycle 18 with no plans to return for Cycle 19, and that’s something that people don’t know.
‘It was 100% my decision to leave the show, as I was ready to move my career in a different direction, but unfortunately at the time, my departure was misreported to the press, and contractually, I could not speak about leaving the show.’
He was on the show since it premiered in 2003, before it was reported in 2012 by Page Six that he was fired by Banks.
Manuel added of his current friendship with Banks: ‘Over the past few years, we’ve emailed. To be very honest, we really have no relationship to speak of, which is really sad.
Fired? He was on the show since it premiered in 2003, before it was reported in 2012 by Page Six that he was fired by Banks
End of contract: The 47-year-old told Variety: ‘When we parted ways, I had already completed my contract after Cycle 18 with no plans to return for Cycle 19, and that’s something that people don’t know’
‘Our time together on ‘ANTM’ was amazingly productive and, at times, magical. We got to experience being part of a global phenomenon.’
Also during the interview, he chimed in on the show’s blackface challenge, which Banks recently addressed after it resurfaced on social media.
He said: ‘I do remember, and it was very uncomfortable for me, in Cycle 4, it was a photoshoot where the girls had to swap races. I was so, so, so uncomfortable with this.
‘I was never scripted for my intros or anything, and I didn’t know how I was going to be able to set this up — I was so afraid that I would wear this because I was the creative director, but it was not my idea.’
Blackface controversy: Also during the interview, he chimed in on the show’s blackface challenge: ‘I do remember, and it was very uncomfortable for me, in Cycle 4, it was a photoshoot where the girls had to swap races’
Resurfaced: Banks tweeted last week on the topic: ‘Been seeing the posts about the insensitivity of some past ANTM moments and I agree with you’
Multiple incidents: While Banks was reportedly referring to the Cycle 13 episode Let’s Go Surfing, Manuel recounted The Girl Who Is Contagious from Cycle 4, both of which had models in blackface
Banks tweeted last week on the topic: ‘Been seeing the posts about the insensitivity of some past ANTM moments and I agree with you.
‘Looking back, those were some really off choices. Appreciate your honest feedback and am sending so much love and virtual hugs.’
While Banks was reportedly referring to the Cycle 13 episode Let’s Go Surfing, Manuel recounted The Girl Who Is Contagious from Cycle 4, both of which had models in blackface.
Manuel added of the host: ‘Tyra is a pioneer in many respects and I have nothing but respect for her in everything that she’s accomplished in business. The fashion industry is a difficult industry.’
Page turner: Manuel is writing about his time on ANTM in his upcoming book The Wig, The B**** & The Meltdown