Michelle Buteau On Not Returning As Host For ‘The Circle’ Reboot At Hulu: “I Hope You Have Fun Putting A Square In A Circle”

Michaelle Buteau hosted The Circle within the U.S. for seven seasons, and with Hulu rebooting the truth competitors, many viewers questioned if she would return because the host.

While showing on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, the comic revealed that she wouldn’t be internet hosting the brand new iteration of the sequence.

“I’m glad that The Circle found a new home because it’s a great show,” Buteau mentioned on the late-night speak present hosted by Andy Cohen. “I hosted the U.S. version, the longest-running version (seven seasons), and I put my foot in it, my back, my back fat, my right titty, I put all the stuff in it.”

She continued, “But they’re not going to go through with me being the host, so I say, good luck, bless up, I hope you have fun putting a square in a circle.”

The Circle, produced by Studio Lambert and Motion Content Group, premiered on Netflix in 2020, with Buteau as host. The competitors featured contestants who lived in remoted, separate flats and communicated with one another by a platform known as “The Circle.” Contestants may painting themselves as whomever they needed, and the article of the sport was to be the final remaining to win a money prize.

Earlier this month, Deadline reported that Hulu had ordered a brand new model of the format after Netflix handed on renewing it following seven seasons, with the final one premiering in 2024. The new model is reportedly being filmed in actual time, with viewers having enter within the sport all through the season.

Netflix additionally produced the present in France and Brazil, with every lasting just one season. In the UK, Channel 4 produced three seasons, with the primary one airing in 2018, with Love Island UK’s Maya Jama as host. The present returned in 2019 with Emma Willis as host for the following two seasons. A star model of the format was produced as a particular in 2021.