‘Shark Tank’ Stars React to Mark Cuban’s Upcoming Exit After Season 16 | Barbara Corcoran, Daymond John, Kevin O’Leary, Lori Greiner, Mark Cuban, Robert Herjavec, Shark Tank | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

The longtime solid of Shark Tank is reacting to the upcoming exit of one among their very own, Mark Cuban.

The 66-year-old businessman, who joined the collection in season two as a visitor and in season three as a full time Shark, introduced in late 2023 that he can be leaving the present after the sixteenth season, which simply premiered.

As the brand new season kicks off, his fellow Sharks – Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Daymond John, Robert Herjavec and Kevin O’Leary – shared their ideas on his upcoming exit.

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“Like shedding a brother, it’s horrible. I do know I’ll recover from it; I hope I’ll recover from it, however it feels very unhappy,” Barbara informed TheWrap. “He feels irreplaceable. They are saying folks aren’t irreplaceable, however on the present, he’s. He actually is.”

“I’ve been speaking to Mark about this for a number of years on and off, and when he informed me, I used to be heartbroken,” Lori shared. “Truthfully, I like and adore him, and I really can’t even think about this present with out him. However he’ll be an expensive good friend and household for all times. However one phrase: heartbroken.”

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“He’d talked about it over time, when it comes to, it’s very time-consuming to do it and every year takes longer. I perceive his transition, however working with him was superb,” Kevin mentioned. “However the present goes on because it all the time does and I believe there’s lots of people who need to be sharks, visitor sharks. I believe that’s good, as a result of I believe America wants the present and the present wants America.”

“Will he ever go away?” Robert questioned, noting Mark has many potential updates to do. “Eight-thousand investments … there might be updates each week.”

Beforehand, Daymond shared how Mark becoming a member of the present catapulted it’s reputation.

“Mark Cuban discovered that it was one of many high reveals to look at for youths and households and he mentioned, ‘I’ll come on if it’s about entrepreneurship,’” he mentioned. “He walked the present onto “[Jimmy] Kimmel [Live!]’ and onto ‘[The] Ellen [DeGeneres Show],’ and the present then began to skyrocket.’ Mark mentioned, ‘I’m going to remain one or two years that can assist you all out.’ Mark stayed 15 years after that. So it’s simply an honor that he was such an enormous advocate of the present, and we’re fortunate to have him.”

Shark Tank simply premiered its sixteenth season TONIGHT (October 18) and can proceed to air on Friday nights. Discover out who’s a brand new full-time Shark!