David Muir and Kelly Ripa Drop Bombshell: Leaving ABC News to Launch Explosive New News Network!

David Muir and Kelly Ripa are more than ABC colleagues as they’ve formed a firm friendship away from the small screen too.

The pair were reunited on Tuesday when the celebrated news anchor made an appearance on Live with Kelly and Mark where they discussed their future.

Viewers were given insight into just how close they are when David and Kelly revealed they’d been thinking about their “next phase” and confessed to concocting a “plan B” for when they leave their TV roles.

 Interestingly, they don’t have another television gig in their sights, but David was eager to team up with Kelly to do something else.

Plan B

David and Kelly have a great friendship

David said the lady who runs his dog, Axel’s doggy day care has the “best business plan ever,” as he regaled how his pet pooch — along with numerous other hounds — spends the day hiking outside of NYC, and living his best life.

David suggested when the time was right, he and Kelly do the same and run a dog care business where they could spend the day walking and talking.

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David with his dog Axel

Kelly’s husband, Mark Consuelos, watched as the friends animatedly spoke about their hopes for the future.

Their friendship

David and Kelly have been friends for years

Kelly and Mark go way back with David, who was even given a special mention in the tributes section of Kelly’s book, Live Wire, where she called him the “backbone and moral compass I need sometimes”.

Kelly previously opened up about the first time she saw David on TV and revealed the hilarious way she reached out to him.

Speaking to her then co-host, Ryan Seacrest, on Live, she said: “I remember when I first saw David Muir file a report for World News Tonight. I didn’t know him at all.

“I immediately cracked into the ABC News system email – which you’re not supposed to use unless it’s for news – and I wrote: “Dude. You looked amazing tonight. Don’t know what was going on. Looked kinda dangerous where you are. But just wanted to let you know that you looked amazing. I had the volume down.”

Kelly’s bold move may have sparked the friendship which they’ve nurtured over the years.