Tyra Banks planned to open an ice cream shop called Smize & Dream in D.C.'s Capitol Hill, aimed at inspiring youth and honoring her mother, but the project is now entangled in a nearly $3 million rent lawsuit.
Tyra Banks, who has been co-hosting Dancing With the Stars since 2020, recently revealed that she is ready to step off the ballroom floor and focus on her personal businesses, including her ice cream brand, SMiZE & Dream, and producing more TV behind the scenes. The supermodel made her hosting debut during season 29 in 2020 and faced criticism online about her hosting skills on the series.
Tyra Banks has hinted at her departure from hosting "Dancing With The Stars," saying that she wants to focus on her ice cream business SMiZE and Dream. Banks, who has hosted the show since 2020, said that she wants to shift her focus to entrepreneurship and producing TV. While she is open to TV work in the future, she wants to work behind the scenes. Banks' time on the show has been plagued with various on-air hiccups, including accidentally announcing the wrong bottom two couples on live TV during Season 29.