Kris decided to quit hosting the show and was replaced by Carmina Villarroel until January 3, 2003, when Villaroel formally ended her contract with ABS-CBN and moved to rival network GMA 7.
[1] When Kris Aquino's love quarrel with Joey Marquez became known to the public, she decided to temporarily leave her hosting stint at Morning Girls.
Because two of the original hosts moved to the rival station, ABS-CBN decided to tap Aquino and Korina Sanchez temporarily for two weeks until the show could be replaced.
[3] Morning Girls became controversial when Kris accused a congressman of being disrespectful to the military in connection with the Oakwood mutiny, while Korina referred to Representative Clavel Martinez as bastos (rude).
[10] Even if it originally served as an interim replacement for Sharon, it managed to last for 18 years because of its dedicated following, albeit rebranding as Rated Korina by 2020.