I can't imagine what must being going on in the mind of Michael Strahan. Talk about a betrayal of the most divine. The former NFL player and talk show host learned a pretty big secret about his family. Namely, they cooked and ate his childhood pet pig.
All these years later, Strahan had no idea about his family and the dark secret. No one told him that they ate his pet pig. It turns out it was his Good Morning America co-host, Sara Haines, of all people to break the news. She had gone to interview his family and parents for a segment on the show. That's when his parents let slip to her that they ate the pig.
Michael Strahan Had No Idea
It was a shocking story to share with the co-host.
"I went to shoot with his parents before his father died because I wanted ...to give him time with his parents, as one of five children where they just talked about him," Haines said during The Weekend View. She said that the family told her, "They shared with me that they ate the pig."
Unfortunately, no one told Strahan about the pig. Instead, things ended up getting awkward between Strahan and Haines. She returned and started to joke about the animal, figuring Micahel knew. But he had absolutely no idea about what was going on. The TV host was shocked to say the least.
"I come back and I'm giving Michael a hard time, as one would, and I joked about the pig," Haines explained. "And he's like, 'What are you talking about?' He didn't know. He didn't know 'cause they were all young."
I imagine that he had a pretty awkward conversation with his family. Since then, Michael has kept a big heart but no pigs. Instead, he has adopted several dogs.
"Everyone meet Zuma Strahan ?" Michael captioned an Instagram post. "New puppy so Enzo has a sister!! Welcome home!"