EXCLUSIVE: Supermodels at war: As Naomi Campbell launches her new show, Tyra Banks' TV hit comes to the end of its shelf life

 

Their fashion feud was legendary - but now Naomi Campbell and Tyra Banks' acrimony is spilling over to our TV screens.
British supermodel Naomi, 42, launches her new modelling show The Face - while that Tyra's TV hit, America's Next Top Model is being cut from two seasons a year to one as it comes to the end of its shelf life.
And after being unceremoniously axed from ANTM, former judge Nigel Barker is now the host of The Face - and tonight he takes a swipe at his former boss by introducing new co-star Karolina Kurkova as 'Victoria's Secret's most famous angel', formerly a title held by Tyra.

Nigel, 40, appeared on Watch What Happens: Live with Andy Cohen and Cohen broached his departure from ANTM after 18 seasons, saying bluntly: 'You got canned.'
Asked if he had any resentment towards Tyra, Nigel replied: 'For a moment, but, you know, it was a week later when I got a call from Oxygen saying, ‘We’d like you to be the host of ‘The Face.
'So, one week of resentment. I’m over it now. Now I’m the host. Watch out, Tyra!'
Stunning Tyra, 39, has made millions from the CW show as she owns the format - and has sold it across the globe.

ANTM returns for its 20th season - called a 'cycle' - this summer. Usually, two cycles are filmed per year, however, chiefs at the CW network are cutting it down to just one.
A source said: 'Let's face it, ANTM has had a good run, it's still popular - just not as popular as it was.
'Every year, Tyra has to come up with more and more extreme ideas to keep it going. There's only so many times it can keep being revamped.'
So far, Tyra has brought over models from the UK, filmed a college special - and is this year casting for male models for the first time.
Meanwhile, Naomi is an executive producer and mentor on Oxygen's The Face - which is being sold to countries around the world, unsurprisingly to many of the same networks on which ANTM is already aired.
The format of The Face sees Naomi, Karolina and fellow model Coco Rocha each mentor four aspiring models as they compete to find the face of ULTA Beauty.
A source said: 'The producers of The Face have been very clever...there are just enough differences in the format that Tyra can't complain.'
The supermodel coaches will guide their wannabes through photo shoots and commercials - and will each be given a turn to eliminate a model.

This Naomi too like trouble sha!