Niecy Nash Could Be Getting Her Own Daytime Talk Show Soon

If you’ve ever dreamt of seeing Niecy Nash host her own talk show, hold onto your (queer) hats.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Reno 911! and Claws actress is in line to helm her own daytime syndicated series. It’ll potentially be co-produced by CBS Television Distribution, the studio behind The Drew Barrymore Show, and Fulwell73, the production company run by Ben Winston and James Corden. A pilot for the show will reportedly be filmed in the near future.

Nash might be a perfect candidate for such a gig, considering she’s already won a Daytime Emmy for hosting Style Network’s Clean House, the home makeover show that ran from 2003-2010. Since then, she’s also guest hosted series like Today and Access Hollywood Live.

Should Nash’s series move forward, it would make her one of the only openly queer, Black women to host a talk show. Earlier this year, she revealed that she had married her wife Jessica Betts, marking the first time the 50-year-old actress has been in a public relationship with another woman. In an interview, she clarified that her wedding wasn’t a “coming out” moment, but rather a “going into myself and being honest about who I love.” And last week, she took to Instagram to reply to a fan question regarding how she felt about homophobic commenters hating on her marriage.

“If I lost a fan because of who I love, then that wasn’t a real fan,” Nash replied. “Who/how I love has nothing to do with my art. I’m still a skilled, Emmy-nominated, award-winning actress.”

Niecy Nash Says Her Surprise Wedding Wasn’t a ‘Coming Out’ Moment

She said her marriage to Jessica Betts “has absolutely nothing to do with gender and it has everything to do with her soul.”

For some, Nash’s show could also be a welcome alternative for those fed up with The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Earlier this year, social media users launched a mass campaign to find another queer person to host the long-running talk show, after DeGeneres came under fire to perpetuating a toxic workplace that fostered sexual misconduct, racist microaggressions, and abusive behavior. DeGeneres has since made a public apology and resumed hosting duties for the daytime program’s 18th season.

So for the gays who would like a different talk show led by a queer woman, just stay tuned for Nash’s.

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