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Mayim Bialik is looking toward brighter days ahead after a bumpy end to 2023.

Weeks after announcing her departure as a host of “Jeopardy!”, the actress took to Instagram to make a wish for the new year, writing, “As the rain washes away 2023, I can’t help but hope it’s making way for a brighter 2024. Wishing you a year filled with joy and new beginnings!”

Along with the message, she shared a photo of herself smiling in the rain.

On Dec. 15, Bialik surprised “Jeopardy!” fans by announcing that just a year and a half after she and Ken Jennings were named permanent co-hosts of the show, a big change had happened.

“As the holiday break begins in Hollywood, I have some Jeopardy! news,” the 48-year-old actress wrote in a statement on…

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FILE – L-R: Guest star Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik in the Call Me Ken Jennings episode of CALL ME KAT airing Thursday, September 29, 2023, (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (Photo by FOX via Getty Images)

Ken Jennings is breaking his silence about the departure of his former “Jeopardy!” co-host, Mayim Bialik.

Bialik, who took over shared hosting duties for the beloved game show with Jennings after longtime host Alex Trebek died in 2020, announced earlier this month that she was leaving the show. Now, Jennings is sharing that the news took him by surprise.

“It took me off guard, because I loved working with my Mayim, and I’m gonna miss her,” he said in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “I can’t speak to her decision-making process or her opinions about it.”

After two years of sharing hosting duties with Ken Jennings, Mayim Bialik announced on Dec. 15 that she would no longer be hosting syndicated Jeopardy! The news came after a year in which Bialik was mostly away from the podium. In May, the actor stepped down from her hosting duties in solidarity with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, and she didn’t return after the series’ summer hiatus when filming resumed in August, or when the WGA strike ended on Sept. 27. Bialik and Jeopardy! both gave statements about the 48-year-old’s exit from the show, and now, Jennings has shared his thoughts on the matter, too.

RELATED: Jeopardy! Fans Think They Know Why Mayim Bialik Was Really Fired.

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Ken Jennings has spoken out for the first time about Mayim Bialik being let go from “Jeopardy!”

“It took me off guard, because I loved working with my Mayim and I’m gonna miss her,” he told the Hollywood Reporter in a story published Tuesday.

Jennings added that he “can’t speak to her decision-making process” or any of her “opinions” about the firing.

However, the contestant-turned-host did share how “delighted” he was to land the full-time gig after Bialik –– who had co-hosted the syndicated game show with him since last year –– was ousted earlier this month.

“On my end, I’m just a fan of ‘Jeopardy!’ and I’m always delighted to host when they call upon me. I just feel extremely lucky to have even been…