Adrienne Bailon-Houghton Is 'Next Level Grateful' For New Hosting Gig

It is a winning season for Adrienne Bailon-Houghton, and she is super grateful for all of it!

Soon after E! News became a morning show in 2020, the show went on an indefinite hiatus in March of the same year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was then canceled in August, with its operation entirely focusing on being a web news service.

Now, the re-examined gossip show is returning with Bailon-Houghton — who is still basking in the joy of motherhood — and Justin Sylvester co-hosting it.

Bailon-Houghton, a former Disney Channel child star, was clearly excited when she uploaded multiple updates to her Instagram Story, breaking the news of her latest gig to her followers.

The first update — a video — showed the former The Cheetah Girls expressing her gratitude. After recalling how busy her day was, what with her unveiling her son, Ever James' nursery, Bailon-Houghton said:

"I had all these messages from people saying 'congratulations' and reposts. And so, I am literally sitting here just so grateful. Like, next level grateful. Like, I still can't believe God continues to open doors like this for me, and I get to do what I love."

She concluded by noting that E! News was "awesome" for this "new chapter" before blowing the camera a kiss and saying, "let's do it." The "I'm in Love with a Church Girl" followed the video with different Stories featuring reposts from loved ones who had celebrated her good news. 

In one of the updates, Bailon-Houghton highlighted the clip that E! News used to announce the show's return on November 14. Another Story included a screenshot of Deadline divulging the details of the gossip show. According to the news outlet, Tracie Wilson, Executive Vice President, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios and E! News said:

"E! News has a long history of entertainment news excellence, and we are excited to bring the show back and continue its legacy."

Wilson acknowledged that the program's executive producers— John Redmann and John Pascarella — were "strategic, respected executive producers with stellar reputations, and Justin and Adrienne are charismatic, seasoned hosts with a genuine interest in pop culture."

Their involvement created a perfection that would "bring a fresh take to this franchise." E! News" launched in 1991 and ran for 29 seasons. It moved from being a nightly broadcast in Los Angeles to a morning program in New York In 2019.

As for Bailon-Houghton, she co-hosted the daytime talk show "The Real" for eight seasons, winning an Emmy award for her reportage in 2018. Unfortunately, Warner Bros. canceled the show earlier this year.

In early September, The Blast reported that Bailon-Houghton encouraged women to put people who pry and ask inappropriate questions about their bodies in their place without any shame. The "No More" singer stated:

"I hope that even by me not giving the information, it hopefully inspired somebody to say, 'I don't owe this to anyone, I don't owe an explanation to anyone about why, how,' and I think that there is that saying, 'Get out of my uterus."

"The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" actress reemphasized her belief that women should not feel guilty for telling people to mind their business, saying, "They don't owe anybody that explanation; it is their journey to own, and it is all their own, and it is between them and their family and the people that love them."

The 38-year-old's message came on the heels of her welcoming her son through a surrogate. Speaking about her decision to become a parent via that medical procedure, she added:

"I know it sounds weird, but after everything I've been through, multiple miscarriages, I've done IVF eight times. So, I feel like to some extent; I owed it to myself to give myself that privacy, to give myself the right to have something sacred and something just for us and our family."

Bailon-Houghton praised women for their strength, encouraging her female fans to do what worked for them. The mother-of-one also opened up about her experience with having a miscarriage, announcing it, and then comforting those at the receiving end of the news. 

The dark-haired beauty controlled her narrative by keeping Ever’s conception away from her loved ones and the media.