Michael Strahan Celebrates Thanksgiving with His Daughters AfterGood Morning AmericaHiatus

Mar. 15, 2025

Photo:Sophia Strahan

Sophia Strahan

Michael Strahanis celebrating Thanksgiving with hisadult kids— Tanita, Michael Jr., Isabella and Sophia.

TheGood Morning Americacohost’s daughter Sophia shared a series of photos that feature a look at their holiday celebration.

“Always thankful,” she wrote alongside images of their Thanksgiving place settings, selfies with her dad and her twin sister Isabella and her full plate of food.

The Thanksgiving update follows Strahan’s Nov. 21 birthday, which hecelebrated live onGMA.

After getting birthday wishes from his co-hosts, includingRobin RobertsandGeorge Stephanopoulos, the former NFL star had a humorous exchange with consumer correspondent Becky Worley while discussing the Theragun handheld deep tissue massager.

“[It’s] very helpful for this aging jock. Michael, I don’t know about you, but I definitely use it on the thighs, on the arm,” Worley, 52, said. Strahan then joked, “When you said, ‘aging jock,’ I thought you meant me because it’s my birthday. But that’s OK, Becky — and I do use it. I use it as well!.”

The lighthearted exchange came after the broadcaster’s unexpected absence from the morning talk show — and recent return. The father of four took a nearly three-week hiatus fromGMAandFox NFL Sundayat the end of October through the middle of November.

Michael Strahan.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Roberts opened the show saying, “Can I just say,we have tears of joy because we have Michael backhere at the desk with us?” Strahan then replied, “It is great to be back with both of you," before getting into the news of the day.

HisGMAreturn came three days after the football analystrejoinedFox NFL Sunday. Strahan returned to the network’s pregame broadcast to honor veterans alongside his co-host, Curt Menefee.

He also appeared on theFox NFL SundayTikTokto take part in a quiz to guess the meaning of military terms withRob Gronkowski,Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long and Jimmy Johnson.

Michael Strahan with his children Michael Jr., Isabella and Sophia and girlfriend Kayla Quick.Michael Strahan Instagram

Michael Strahan Instagram

During Strahan’s hiatus, PEOPLE confirmed Strahan’sbrief break from both showswas due to private reasons.

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Strahan, meanwhile, is no stranger to posting about hisfour children, especially as his two youngest daughters went to college this fall.

He shares his two older kids — Tanita, 32, and Michael Jr., 29 — with his first wife Wanda Hutchins, to whom he was married from 1992 to 1996.

He also shares 19-year-old twins Isabella and Sophia with his second wife,Jean Muggli. The two were married from 1999 to 2006.

Michael Strahan with his daughters and Kayla Quick.Michael Strahan Instagram

In August, the father of fourmoved Sophia into Duke Universityand shared the milestone on Instagram.

“I know she’s a twin so@isabellastrahanpics coming soon! Lol,” he said ofIsabella,who is now attending USC.

Nearly a month after Sophia was moved in, Strahan shared a photo of Isabella at the University of Southern California.

“Got to spend the weekend with @isabellastrahan and see her all moved into college and check out a game. #GirlDad,” he wrote in an Instagram post. The father and daughter duo are seen embracing one another while in the stands of the USC football stadium.

source: people.com