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‘ANTM’s Miss J Alexander Reveals He Had a Stroke & Shares If Tyra Banks Visited Him

Miss J. Alexander disclosed paralysis from the waist down after a stroke on Dec. 27, 2022, spending five weeks in a coma and initially unable to walk or speak.

  • Near the end of the final episode, Miss J. Alexander revealed he had a stroke on Dec. 27, 2022, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down; he is still relearning to walk in Reality Check, streaming now on Netflix.
  • Waking in hospital, Miss J. Alexander recalled not knowing where he was after spending five weeks in a coma and initially unable to walk or speak, keeping this private until the series' final minutes.
  • As a longtime ANTM coach, Miss J said Tyra Banks did not visit him in hospital despite texting she wanted to, while Jay Manuel and Nigel Barker visited him during recovery.
  • The docuseries revisits allegations that Miss J, Manuel, and Barker were pushed out amid behind-the-scenes drama and a Page Six leak, with Banks declining to comment.
  • Miss J. Alexander reflected that he misses being 'the queen of the runway' and, though unable to walk 'not yet,' he remains optimistic about his long recovery journey.
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‘ANTM’s Miss J Alexander Reveals He Had a Stroke & Shares If Tyra Banks Visited Him

The runway coach opened up about his medical issues in the new 'ANTM' docuseries.

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