Former “Good Morning America Weekend” anchor Janai Norman has moved to South Africa with her family. She shared the news on social media, describing the decision as a break from the United States. Norman appears to have settled in the country with her husband and their three children. The move comes months after ABC ended her time on the morning show.
Janai Norman relocates to South Africa with her husband and three children
According to The U.S. Sun, Norman and her family appear to have settled in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province. She announced the move on Instagram Stories on Friday, Nov. 6.
“And speaking of breaking, have I mentioned my family is taking a break from the US?” she wrote alongside a photo of a palm-lined street overlooking the water. She also shared a video of monkeys near a road, writing, “And now we see monkeys all the time.”
Norman’s move follows ABC’s decision not to renew her contract in April. The network ended her run as a “GMA Weekend” co-anchor after she joined the program in 2022. She first joined ABC News in 2016, after starting as a NewsOne intern in 2011.
In an April video on X, Norman said she had hoped to stay longer and felt hurt by the sudden departure.
“I’d hoped that we’d have more time. It’s been hard on me that our time was cut short. I have loved my job,” she said.
Norman also expressed disappointment that she could not say goodbye. “It really breaks my heart that I don’t get to say goodbye,” she added. She later unfollowed “GMA” on social media.
The move brings Norman back to her birth country, as she grew up in DeKalb, Illinois. She now appears to be living in KwaZulu-Natal with her husband, Eli, and their three children.
Norman shared the update while promoting her upcoming memoir, “Breaking.” She said the book was less than two months from publication and encouraged followers to pre-order it. However, she has not specified how long her family plans to stay in South Africa.
