Jamie Foxx and daughter Corinne announced as hosts of new game show We Are Family
Jamie Foxx and his daughter Corinne team up once again to host a brand new game show for Fox, We Are Family.
The show is a guessing game that will premiere on the network in 2024. deadline reports.
It will feature a non-famous relative of a celebrity singing a duet with their famous relative, which will be hidden from the public. The studio audience will try to guess the identity of the unknown celebrity.
Audience members have a chance to win a whopping $100,000.
The latest news comes as Foxx, 55, recovers at home after being hospitalized for an unknown ailment.
Teamwork! Jamie Foxx and his daughter Corinne team up again to host a brand new game show for Fox, We Are Family
‘We Are Family will show non-famous celebrity relatives duet with their hidden celebrity relative and will feature a studio audience made up entirely of 100 contestants who play multiple rounds of clues and gameplay to win up to $100,000 each by correctly guessing which celebrity the artist is related to before they are revealed,” Deadline writes about the show.
Corinne, 29, shared the news about the game show with her Instagram followers on Monday. WE ARE FAMILY coming 2024! The Foxx Family is going back to our home on @foxtv and we can’t wait for this new show!’ she posted.
It’s the latest game show that Jamie and his daughter have co-hosted. Jamie hosted Beat Shazam from 2017 until last year, but was replaced by Nick Cannon this latest season amid his health struggles.
Corinne appeared on the series as a deejay, but she took a leave of absence to help with her father’s recovery.
“We are excited to develop We Are Family with Jeff Apploff and our friends at Fox Entertainment after such success with six seasons of Beat Shazam,” the father-daughter duo said in a statement. “We hope this show brings home audiences as much fun as we had making it when it premieres next year.”
It all comes after Corinne revealed that her father had been out of the hospital for weeks and was recovering at home.
Corine took to Instagram on Friday denying reports that her dad was still in the hospital — even claiming the actor was active and playing pickleball.
A Foxx spokesperson also confirmed to DailyMail.com that the actor is out of hospital.
Family business! Foxx also hosted the show Beat Shazam along with his daughter, who served as the show’s deejay
It’s still unclear what the actor was hospitalized for, while his family is reluctant to release specific information.
“Family update: sad to see the media go wild,” Corinne wrote, alongside a report claiming his loved ones had “prepared for the worst.”
“My father has been out of the hospital for weeks to recover. In fact, he played pickleball yesterday! Thank you for everyone’s prayers and support!’
The shock update comes amid conflicting reports about his condition following his recent hospitalization.
Foxx lives in a lavish $10.5 million mansion in Hidden Valley, California.
Foxx’s daughter claimed the actor had been out of the hospital for WEEKS and even played PICKLEBALL at home – while thanking fans for their support (pictured above last August)
Explanation: Foxx took to Instagram on Friday denying reports that her father was still in the hospital
Born Eric Bishop, the movie star was filming the action comedy Back In Action with Cameron Diaz in Atlanta, Georgia, in April when he was admitted to the hospital, though little is known about the complexities of the situation.
He is currently thought to be being treated at a state medical facility undergoing testing, but his daughter claims he has now been released.
His daughter appeared to be aiming for a report from gossip site Radar that claimed his family was “preparing for the worst.”
That report mentioned his daughter Corinne and that she had not given any details about his current state of health.
Sources claimed on the site that Foxx suffers from high blood pressure and that he was “lucky to be alive.”
Last week, sources told Page Six that “nothing had changed” and that the actor was “still in the same condition” after his health problems. MailOnline has reached out to representatives for Jamie for comment.
In an Instagram post on Wednesday, his family posted on his profile, “Appreciate all the love!!! Feeling blessed” followed by praying hands, heart and fox emojis.
It is unclear whether Foxx himself made the post. At the time, no further details about his condition had been shared, leading to speculation about how serious his illness is.
Road to recovery? Foxx is pictured above in March this year at the 2023 Miami Open
Speaking up: Foxx (pictured above in 2020) has retired from her role as a DJ on hit game show Beat Shazam
Grave: Fans were initially warned about the health scare when his daughter Corinne shared a serious statement on social media on April 12
The Oscar winner’s account also gave a shout-out on Instagram to friend Nick Cannon, who has done hosting duties for him on the hit game show Beat Shazam.
Celebrities including AJ McLean, Ludacris and DJ Khaled had sent messages of support in response to Foxx’s Instagram post.
Sources close to the comedian recently told TMZ that he “needs all the prayers and well wishes his fans can muster.”
“He’s fine, thank God,” the source said. “He’s still in the hospital and the doctors are running tests, but he’s awake and alert. They’re watching him.’
Fans were initially warned about the health scare when his daughter Corinne shared a dire statement on social media on April 12.
The actress wrote, “We wanted to share that my dad, Jamie Foxx, had a medical complication yesterday.
“Fortunately, with quick action and good care, he is already on the road to recovery,” she continued.
“We know how loved he is and appreciate your prayers. The family requests privacy during this time,” the statement concluded.
Since then, the family has shared limited details and it’s unclear what symptoms the comedian suffered.