Tyra Banks is facing a backlash from disgruntled former employees after announcing the end of her talk show – the ex-supermodel has been reportedly branded “difficult” and “a diva” by TV insiders.

The catwalk queen-turned-daytime talk show host revealed earlier this week that the fifth cycle of her The Tyra Banks Show will be the last after five years and two Daytime Emmy Awards.

The former Sports Illustrated pin-up is planning to concentrate on developing shows and films under her Bankable Studios production company.

But the star, who also hosts the hugely popular America’s Next Top Model series, isn’t such a hit with her staff – with a show source telling the New York Daily News that working for Banks could be a tough task.

The insider tells the publication, “There had been a high turnover of employees for years… (it’s) pretty difficult to work for Tyra. She and the higher-ups on the production staff could be extremely brutal. She really is a diva. When the show moved from L.A. to New York, several staffers weren’t even directly told about the change. They heard through the grapevine it was going to move locations. Even so, a lot of those people gave up their lives on the West Coast so they could continue working for the show. Now they’re out of luck.”

Rumor has it that she’s ending the show because no one was watching. Were you?

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First Oprah, and now this?!? Tyra Banks has decided to end her oft-zany but always entertaining talker, ‘The Tyra Show,’ next year. The supermodel-turned-TV multitask-er (she also helms ‘America’s Next Top Model’ and ‘True Beauty’) revealed the sad news in a statement to PEOPLE.

“This will be the last season of The Tyra Show,” Banks said. “I’ve been loving having fun, coming into your living rooms, bedrooms, hair salons for the past 5 years.”

Find out what Tyra is going to focus on – now that she’s quitting her show! HERE

Nearly two years after she was scrutinized for her weight and told critics to kiss her “fat ass,” Tyra Banks is revealing how she lost nearly 30 lbs.

It wasn’t because of a diet.

“I do not believe in diets. I have been on diets in the past, and they are a bunch of bologna,” she says on The Tyra Show, airing Wednesday (check your local listings). “This is a lifestyle change. It’s not about being skinny. It’s about getting in the best shape that you can be.”

She says she has been working with nutritionist Heather Bauer, who has helped her re-evaluate her eating habits by keeping a food diary.

“I switched up my unhealthy eating habits for healthier eating habits, and I haven’t had a tummy attack since December ‘08,” she says.

Banks admits she still indulges – “some BBQ ribs and some ice cream and some Haagen Daaz” are her faves — but “just not every second.”

The trick?

“It’s about working with what you’ve got, and knowing, and learning what’s right for your body,” she says.

The 5′ 9″ model — who reveals she has maintained her “34DD boobies and her round booty” — was careful to stress that she doesn’t want to lose her curves.

“I feel good about my curves and my imperfections – my booty, my boobs, my thighs – I embrace it all,” she says. “Now I really can say … kiss my fat – and still fat – ass.

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I don’t see what all the hype is about. It’s dripping wet – there’s no way to tell what her hair really looks like! I want to see her real hair dry – with products or whatever…

What do you think?

Tyra Banks has explained her decision to ditch her fake hair extensions during an upcoming episode of her CW chatshow.

The America’s Next Top Model host previously declared that September 9 would be ‘National Hair Day’ and that she would be revealing her real locks in order to promote natural beauty.

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, she said: “I feel like it’s my responsibility. I’ve shown myself with no makeup, cellulite on my butt, untouched photos of myself, but I haven’t really shown my hair.

“It’s a mystery. People are like, ‘Does she have any hair?’ Young girls come up to me all the time and say, ‘I want to look like you, be like you.’ I want to show them what I really look like.”

Banks will unveil her real hair on he opening episode of The Tyra Banks Show, which airs tomorrow.

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Tyra Banks is facing a lawsuit from a former employee who claims he is owed thousands of dollars in unpaid wages.

Richard Thomas filed the papers in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleging the supermodel-turned-TV presenter failed to pay him $5,820.

The former worker wants the cash for “services rendered as assistant and advisor” to the star, according to court documents.

The legal documents state Thomas must ask Banks in person for the outstanding money before filing the lawsuit, but he insists: “I have not been able to catch (Tyra) while she is in.”

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Hair today, gone tomorrow.

Tyra Banks is ditching her trademark weaves for the season 5 premiere of her CW talk show, airing Sept. 8. She will reveal her “natural hair.”

“This season on The Tyra Show we’re taking it to the next level and getting more real than ever before by encouraging women everywhere to own and rock what they’ve got and be proud!” she says in a press released. “For the season 5 premiere, I will be doing just that – no fake hair, I’m rocking my REAL hair. This will all be going down on September 8, 2009, which we’re declaring National Real Hair Day! We welcome everyone to go natural with me!”

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