The Talk Gets Renewed for Season 13 After Several Casting Shakeups: 'Here We Come!'

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The Talk is officially coming back!

The Emmy-winning daytime talk show, which first premiered in 2010, has officially been renewed for season 13. Series moderator Natalie Morales will return along with co-hosts Sheryl Underwood, Amanda Kloots, Akbar Gbajabiamila and Jerry O'Connell.

Morales, 49, announced the exciting news during the live broadcast of Monday's show. Even Morales' co-hosts seemed surprised by the big announcement, with O'Connell, 48, joking, "Now I know why all of our bosses are here."

The talk show later celebrated the news with a post on social media. "Season 13… here we come!!" the tweet read beside a photo of the co-hosts holding up a one and three with their fingers.

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After over a decade of production, The Talk has seen some significant casting shakeups over the last few seasons.

Morales and Gbajabiamila, 42, joined midway through the 12th season, which is currently airing on CBS, while Kloots, 40, and O'Connell joined last year during the series' 11th season. Underwood is the longest-running co-host of the current cast, coming aboard in 2011 during the second season.

As for O'Connell, he was tapped to replace longtime host, Sharon Osbourne.

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Osbourne, 69, left the show in March 2021 amidst allegations of racism. Weeks later, co-hosts Elaine Welteroth and Carrie Ann Inaba also left the show after one and three seasons, respectively.

"It was crazy coming here that first time because it was right after trauma happened," O'Connell told PEOPLE of his first few weeks at The Talk.

Osbourne faced backlash after a March 10 episode, in which she controversially defended remarks made by Piers Morgan that questioned the mental health struggles Meghan Markle had recently discussed in an interview with Oprah Winfrey.

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Osbourne's defense of Morgan led to a tense and tearful interaction between her and Underwood, who is Black, and ultimately saw Osbourne exit the show. CBS shared a statement on the exit, sharing that they concluded Osbourne's behavior "did not align with our values."

Opening up to Bill Maher in an interview after her departure, Osbourne said she felt "angry" and "hurt" by the way things went. "I've been called so many things in my life… but a racist is one thing I will not take."

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Regardless of the turnover in recent years, the current co-hosts have approached change with arms wide open. Speaking to PEOPLE in January, Kloots shared, "Even through all the changes that we've had here, it's just been a wonderful place to be and I've been so grateful to be here."

As for Underwood, she said new changes have been "good" at The Talk. Although Underwood shared she still keeps in touch with former co-hosts, she said she's excited to move forward with the current group.

"It's always fun when you're somewhere where you can work with people you love," she said. "We have the right team for right now. It's a positive affirmation that we're going in the right direction."