Last week, fans of the ABC reality television competition show “Dancing With The Stars” when host Tom Bergeron, who had been with the program since it premiered in 2005, was abruptly fired and replaced by supermodel Tyra Banks.

Despite the fact that he was blindsided by the firing as much as everyone else was, sources are saying that Bergeron is “confidant” that he’ll be able to bounce back.

“He’s not worried,” the insider told Closer Weekly. “[Tom is] one of the most competent hosts out there. He’s professional and gets the job done, but he’s a realist and he knows that Hollywood is about luck first and talent second. His only concern is will [lightning] strike again?”

Bergeron, 65, learned that he would not be hosting the celebrity dancing competition any longer when producers told him that they wanted to move in a “new creative direction.”

“Was he blindsided? Yes, but he’s big into meditating so he’s pretty zen, he’s not the type of guy to hold a grudge,” the source alleged. “He’s [let] things go. So he’s happy about Tyra Banks getting the job. He likes to say, ‘That’s showbiz.'”

The insider went on to add that Bergeron “wasn’t expecting to be out of a job” so suddenly, but thanks to a decades-long career in entertainment, he’s “hopeful he’ll land a job soon.”

“One thing I know is that Tom isn’t ready to retire,” the source claimed. “He loves getting up and going to work. Tom will keep on doing what he’s been doing — reading books, catching up on shows and classic films and puttering around his home doing repairs and projects. He’s keeping busy and not worried about the future. I’m certain he’ll land on his feet.”

Fans were in shock when Bergeron took to Twitter to announce his firing last week.

“Just informed @DancingABC will be continuing without me,” he tweeted. “It’s been an incredible 15 year run and the most unexpected gift of my career. I’m grateful for that and for the lifelong friendships made. That said, now what am I supposed to do with all of these glitter masks?”

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A representative for Bergeron later confirmed his firing in a statement to Fox News.

“ABC opted not to pick up Tom’s option. In the fine tradition of Hollywood cliches, they’re ‘Going in a different direction,’” the statement read.

This piece originally appeared in UpliftingToday.com and is used by permission.

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