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People published on Friday, as she marked the milestone day. “I just signed a contract so I’ll be here for a while,” the comedian defiantly declared. “I have no plans to retire.”Back in July, ABC told The Post that Behar had inked a new three-year contract that will keep her tied to the network until 2025, refuting a report by the Independent Journal Review that claimed she was gearing up to announce her exit from “The View.”Speaking with People, Behar fawned over the show, touting its longevity and strong ratings.“It’s really, you know, something that is an important show in many ways,” she proclaimed of the program, which she joined back in 1997.

honored Walters in a tweet, which got viewers wondering what she’s been up to since retiring back in 2014. The former anchor and “20/20” co-host has not been seen out in public since dropping out of the spotlight.While there were numerous “Happy Birthday, Barbara” tweets from fans, others became curious about the once public figure who once helmed “ABC Evening News” nightly.“No shade but Is Barbara still alive I feel I never hear about her,” one tweeter asked.“I’m wondering the same thing.

Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro.“It took a year and two people to replace me which makes me feel good, and I get to take that,” she said on Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM show.When Cohen, 54, asked the former talk show host if she knew Farah Griffin or had any thoughts, she used it as a chance to shoot down the family of the former communications director in the Trump administration.“I don’t know her at all. The only thing I know about her is her family,” McCain said.

Whoopi Goldberg doesn't have eyebrows, don't feel bad — even those working closely with her have never realized it!On Monday, the 66-year-old opened up with her co-hosts on , revealing the reason she chooses to keep her face eyebrow-less. During a segment exploring the recent trend of celebrities bleaching and shaving their eyebrows, the actress explained that her mother was well ahead of the curve and first shaved off her eyebrows as a child.«I had eyebrows as a little kid and you know how men get those bumps? I started to get them on my face, so my mother removed them,» Goldberg shared with her co-hosts, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin.She added that she just «kept doing it because I don't know my face with eyebrows unless I'm working — they put them on and take them off.»Haines admitted she «never noticed» that Goldberg didn't have them, even after looking into the  star's face on the program for six years.

having co-hosted “The View” for seven seasons (2007-2014) and, last season, frequently guest hosting for Wendy Williams, who missed the entire season of “The Wendy Williams Show” — which was cancelled after 13 seasons by Debmar-Mercury, the producers behind “Sherri.”“It’s a completely different setting and we’re in a new studio,” Shepherd, 55, told The Post. “Am I borrowing anything [from ‘The Wendy Williams Show’]? Nope.

never run for president again — but it seems she just can’t quit the daytime TV circuit. The 2016 presidential candidate appeared alongside daughter Chelsea for an interview on “The View” Wednesday to promote their new AppleTV+ show “Gutsy” — and audiences were less than impressed.

, Joy Behar has got the formula down. ET spoke to Behar backstage at the show's season 26 premiere Tuesday, where she revealed how she's weathered the sometimes-rocky group dynamic on the show.«Oh, I vent plenty. I vent,» Behar said of how she de-stresses behind the scenes after some of the heated discussions had on the show.

season premiere of “The View,” hitting back at the racist criticism of HBO’s “House of the Dragon” and Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.”With the two new fantasy series making their marks and becoming hits, some fans — or wannabe critics — have been claiming the creators were “too woke” in adding diverse characters.Amazon introduced new racially diverse characters into the series, and some fans argued that J.R.R. Tolkien didn’t have intentions to populate Middle-earth with diverse creatures — despite Tolkien describing Harfoots as having “browner” skin.Goldberg, 66, responded to the discourse, starting with an acknowledgement that the worlds of the two fantasy shows “are not real,” and “there are no dragons, there are no hobbits.”“Are you telling me black people can’t be fake people, too?,” she said.

nasty spill on air when she attempted to mount her “dangerous” swivel chair at the start of the episode. Fast forward to Sept.

Whoopi Goldberg joined The View, and as the show approaches big change, she is opening up about her time on the show like never before.MORE: Whoopi Goldberg praises The View co-hosts ahead of upcoming seasonThe star had an emotional look back at her time hosting and all of its ups and downs, as the show prepares to premiere its 25th season.The host recalled the backlash she has faced, and acknowledged that though she is lucky to have the gig now, it certainly won't be that way forever.WATCH: Whoopi faces backlash for remarks on the HolocaustMORE: The View's Whoopi Goldberg makes on-air apology after accusations of 'defamatory statements'"This show has gone through 25 years of lots of different people and lots of different opinions and there's nothing like us on television in the world," she stated.Success can come at a cost though, and she said: "It's not easy, and you have to have a whole lot of skin, thick skin, because on any given day half the people on the planet hate you, and on the next day half the people really like you."Still, she maintained: "It is what it is, and you know, I'm glad to have a gig," before adding: "But I'm not gonna have it forever, eventually I'm going to watch somebody else do it and hope that they have all the things that Barbara gave me."A post shared by The View (@theviewabc)The star grew emotional thinking of her time on the showHonoring the woman behind it all, Barbara Walters, who started the program in 1997, she said: "Respect for believing in what I think, and not being afraid to say, 'Well I think this, I could be wrong, but this is how I feel,' she gave me that ability to do that in the general public."MORE: Whoopi Goldberg announces news of her children's book in exciting unboxing

new clip posted Tuesday to her official YouTube channel.Shepherd had several memorable stints on ABC’s daytime mainstay over the years, appearing on about 600 episodes and even scoring the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host in 2009.The “30 Rock” star also shared sage words from her former “The View” moderator Goldberg, 66: She advised that being a host is “never about you, it’s always for someone else… [and] know that you’re taking people on a journey.”However, Shepherd revealed that O’Donnell, 60, gave her “the best advice” out of all of her former co-hosts. “She told me how much money she makes,” Shepherd said with a smile.As for TV interview icon Walters, 92, she directed the Chicago native to “always be curious” and “ask questions, never take no for an answer.”Late stand-up legend and talk show pioneer Joan Rivers also dropped a nugget of advice before she died at 81 in 2014, telling Shepherd that “funny girls will always work!”“Sherri” is set to premiere on Sept.

#NoFilter with Zack Peter podcast that she was not only asked to be interviewed in “Secrets of Playboy,” but asked to host it. McCarthy claimed she finally declined the invitation on their sixth request.

“glad to be fired.”A longtime veteran, the outspoken liberal panelist and comedian is reportedly making $7 million a year from the ABC daytime talk show. Behar, a Brooklyn native, remains the only original panelist on the show who regularly co-hosts, despite the brief break she took from 2013 to 2015. Meanwhile, the 79-year-old author has written multiple books, which have earned her millions more.

Rosie O'Donnell is offering her review of Elisabeth Hasselbeck's return to as a guest co-host, and it wasn't pretty.O'Donnell, 60, posted a TikTok video on Thursday and explained that she was prepared to sit and watch her former (current?) nemesis/ex-crush return to the daytime talk show but, to her surprise, actually missed it. Hasselbeck's episode aired Wednesday, but O'Donnell managed to find the episode and offered some thoughts.«And I watched it, from yesterday,» O'Donnell said. «And I remembered why I don't want to watch it with her anymore.

Joy Behar has been on for nearly its entire quarter-century run, and the celebrated TV personality is opening up about the reason she's stayed with the program for as long as she has.The 79-year-old veteran TV personality sat down with ET's Rachel Smith to talk about the show's new co-host, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and she joked about what keeps her coming back to the show each season.«Money,» Behar says with a laugh. «And also geography.

Joy Behar is welcoming a new conservative voice to with open arms! On Thursday, ABC announced that Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former White House director of strategic communications during President Donald Trump's administration, will be joining the show as a permanent co-host — to the delight of Behar. The 79-year-old veteran TV personality shares with ET's Rachel Smith why she thinks Farah Griffin's time on will run a little «smoother» than that of Meghan McCain, who was a conservative voice on the show when she co-hosted for four seasons, leaving last year.«Alyssa has got a whole different personality. I think it will be smoother, frankly,» Behar admits to ET.

. Still, there was an intimidation factor during her time as a regular guest co-host this past season, and two of her fellow panelists stood out.The 33-year-old revealed to ET's Rachel Smith that debating Joy Behar and Sunny Hostin came with its own set of challenges. For starters, Behar is known for not pulling any punches, especially when it comes to her own convictions.

. was created by Barbara Walters in 1997 and has evolved into a daytime broadcast staple, discussing controversial topics, politics, entertainment and current events.  Joy Behar Says She Was 'Glad' to Be Fired From 'The View' in 2013 Star Jones Regrets Not Sharing Health Struggles on 'The View' Meghan McCain Only Talks to One of Her 'The View' Co-Hosts  

Joy Behar is opening up about a near-death experience. On Wednesday's episode of , during a discussion about abortion rights ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, Behar revealed she had an ectopic pregnancy more than four decades ago. «In 1979, I had an ectopic pregnancy… I almost died,» Behar, 79, said, before explaining what an ectopic pregnancy is.«The [embryo] is growing in the fallopian tube.

“pray for me” as she steps back into the embattled liberal lion’s den. Hasselbeck was “The View’s” OG conservative co-host during her 10-year tenure on the program, clashing with her co-stars and transforming the daytime show into a pop culture juggernaut. And while her return is currently being billed as “temporary,” fans are already calling for the Nashville-based blonde to be permanently reinstalled in the conservative seat that she singlehandedly created. It’s no secret that “The View” producers have been struggling to find the right Republican to fill said seat after it was vacated by self-proclaimed “mountain mama” Meghan McCain last year. Ratings have been sagging without a right-leaning co-host, compounded by embarrassing missteps from Goldberg and Behar — and Hasselbeck could help bring back eyeballs.‘Hasselbeck walked so Candace Cameron Buré could run so Alyssa Farrah Griffin could fly.’ABC will officially name the new conservative co-host on Thursday, one day after Hasselbeck’s return — and her team is only fueling rumors that she could be a contender. “This is the same woman who threw herself into the middle of the Australian Outback [on “Survivor”], survived 10 years at “The View,” and then joined the Fox News Team,” Hasselbeck’s rep told The Post. “I would say nothing is off the table when it comes to her taking on new adventures.”Meanwhile, an ABC spokesperson refused to be drawn on whether execs are looking to bring back the blonde on a full-time basis.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck is making her return to the hot seat. The longtime former co-host will be back at the table in August. «It will be an honor to cohost , share our bestselling children's book, 'Flashlight Night,' and as always tackle hot topics!» she confirmed to. «Pray for me y'all!»If there were any lingering doubts, she echoed her statement on Instagram, writing, «It's true!»Fortunately for fans, she hasn't stayed away from the daytime panel for long since exiting the show nearly a decade ago in 2013.

expressing sorrow over Klondike's latest announcement that they would discontinue the beloved Choco Taco after 40 years on the market.MORE: Michael Strahan talks missed opportunity with The View appearanceAs stars such as Jenna Bush Hager and Chrissy Teigen bid farewell to the ice-cream snack, the hosts over at The View are the latest public figures to express their disappointment over the news.Sara Haines specifically had some choice words after the announcement, which she shared with fans as she and her co-stars enjoyed the iconic Choco Taco.WATCH: Joy Behar criticized over Ukraine invasion remarksMORE: ABC 'hires Alyssa Farah Griffin as new co-host of The View'Recalling the moment she found out it would no longer be available, she said: "They dropped it into my newsfeed like it meant nothing to them."As her co-stars giggled over her farewell speech, she joked: "Then I proceeded to have to handle the trauma of that announcement by myself."Sara continued her hilarious rant, saying: "Slowly I have met so many friends as we comfort and grieve together over the loss of Choco Taco."A post shared by The View (@theviewabc)Sara's hilarious ode to the Choco TacoThe host further continued her impassioned ode to the Choco Taco by praising the original creator of the dessert. She said: "The inventor of the Choco Taco recognized that to have a cone is imperfect, we've all eaten it.

Joey Behar recalled her 2013 firing from  and said she was actually «glad» it happened.The 79-year-old comedian and co-panelist of ABC's long-running daytime talk show opened up about the experience in a new interview with  magazine, and she was unapologetic about the ordeal. «I was glad to be fired,» she tells . «I basically was sick of the show at that point for some reason, I don't even remember why.»At that point in her career, Behar's career in television also included her own HLN talk show,, which was canceled after two years in 2011.

in a recent profile for TIME magazine.The controversial talk show emcee noted how her comments are never meant to hurt people. “This whole idea of canceling people for what they say, I’d say the answer to that is, what was your intention?” she said. “Everything that I got into trouble for was not intentional.

Daily Mail. The Post has reached out to reps for the show for confirmation.The Post previously confirmed that the new host was likely to be Farrah, with set insiders telling us that an announcement would be revealed before the show’s current 25th season ends. If the news pans out, Farah Griffin — who now roundly condemns Tump — will have beat out several high-profile contenders for the coveted role, including Republican pundit Tara Setmayer, 46, and former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, 46.

Independent Journal Review reporting that the veteran panelist could be gearing up to announce her retirement “any day now.”“Fake news,” her rep told The Post Tuesday, revealing that Behar has signed another three-year deal with ABC. The new contract will keep her tied to the network until 2025. It’s unclear how much money ABC forked out for Behar, although it’s likely that they’re paying the controversial comedian a handsome eight-figure sum.

self-proclaimed “mountain mama” Meghan McCain after her “miserable” and abrupt exit last summer.A bevy of right-sided guest hosts have been cycling through on-air audtions for the top spot — and an insider has revealed those repeat tryouts are the ones to watch out for when it comes to the permanent gig. “You are starting to see familiar faces over and over,” the source told The Post. “I would expect an announcement before the season ends on August 5.”The source added: “If you watch the show, you can see people who are coming back regularly to join the co-hosts at the table.

Baha Mar in Nassau, Bahamas, with alum Sherri Shepherd even dropping in. The women have been recording their show from their luxury stay. The resort is made up of three hotels: Rosewood, Grand Hyatt and SLS.According to The Sun, the Rosewood is the most expensive hotel of the three with the oceanside six-bedroom villa setting customers back $14,358 a night.The three-bedroom penthouse suite costs $12,358 a night and a one-bedroom ocean-view suite runs $2,577 per night.On Monday’s episode, the ladies revealed they have taken advantage of all the amenities the resort has to offer, which includes cocktails at Manor Bar in Rosewood and some gambling at Hyatt casino.Meanwhile, Haines, 44, and Hostin, 53, hit the waterparks, as they were seen on the show engaging in competitive activities. Photos also show the ladies hitting the resort pools. The resort additionally comes with a colossal 15-acre water park, a five-star spa, several restaurants and excursion options.  A post shared by The View (@theviewabc)A post shared by The View (@theviewabc)Their lavish getaway comes on the heels of several scandals that have plagued the women. In February, Goldberg, 66, was suspended from the ABC network after controversial comments relating to the Holocaust. The next month, Behar, 79, suffered a dramatic fall, face-planting in front of the audience. Meanwhile, the show has been struggling to find a conservative voice after Abby Huntsman, Meghan McCain, and Jedediah Bila left in recent years due to conflict with the other left-wing hosts. Despite the much-needed paradise getaway, the hosts faced backlash for touting their stay at Baha Mar. “Awwww.

“The View” as a co-host, claiming the show has “evolved” since she departed back in 2006. The 68-year-old — who was the original moderator of the ABC panel program — made the admission in an interview with E’s “Daily Pop” on Wednesday.

“fight like hell” to not allow the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade.Now, she’s proposing a new strategy. “If a corporation can be defined as a person, why not redefine vaginas as AK47s,” the 84-year-old actress and activist tweeted Tuesday. “That way they’d be free of governmental restrictions by those who care about ‘the sanctity of life.'”Fonda’s words reiterate the Court’s decision to overturn national abortion protection before gun control.

Whoopi Goldberg is taking a much needed break fromThe View studios and basking in the sun in the Bahamas, and though the whole crew and her co-hosts have tagged along as they celebrate The View's 25th anniversary, the actress can't help but look beyond her time on the show.MORE: Whoopi Goldberg defends Rebel Wilson in powerful statementShe made a virtual appearance on another beloved show, Good Morning America, as her time in the Bahamas began, and detailed to Michael Strahan all the exciting things fans could expect to see.However, as interested as Michael was in what The View would be offering during their week away, he didn't hesitate to ask about Whoopi's time away from the show.WATCH: Whoopi's problematic comments about the HolocaustMORE: Exclusive: Whoopi Goldberg's difficult childhood that influenced her recent projectHe asked her: "I'm curious about off the air. You're in paradise, you're gonna have a little break, what kind of plans do you have when you're not on the air? What are you going to do?"The host obliged, and hilariously stated the obvious: "Well, I'm sitting in the sun, looking crispy."She kept joking: "You'll notice you almost can't see me, unless I smile.

The View in the late nineties, with over a dozen hosts coming in and leaving – or getting fired – and changes in format.MORE: Whoopi Goldberg defends Rebel Wilson in powerful statementNow, as the original hosts, Joy Behar, Debbie Matenopoulos, Meredith Vieira and Star Jones, reunite, Joy is opening about just how much change she's faced as the last of the original hosts to still be a part of the show, and how it hasn't always been easy.The View was created just two years after the dot-com boom in 1995, and the host revealed just how much she believes the Internet and social media are responsible for the show changing, and for it being a harder job than ever before.WATCH: Joy makes insensitive comment about Russia's invasion of UkraineMORE: Former The View host makes surprising revelation about the show's pastSince her other three former co-hosts left the show before social media became so influential, she told them: "You guys also missed the Twitter era, you missed Facebook…" to which they quickly let out a round of "thank god's," admitting that they could not have handled it."Everything I say now is discussed," Joy said, and Debbie went on to confess: "That's probably one of the hardest things of having done that show is the public criticism."She went on to recall: "No matter what, you would walk out on the street and someone would tell you to your face what they hated about what you said that day."A post shared by The View (@theviewabc)The hosts open up about how different the show is nowThe long-lasting host then discussed the same topic with her current co-stars, and she admitted that one of the biggest changes came not only after the boom of social media, but when Donald Trump became president.MORE: The View

Joy Behar learned the hard way: Don’t piss off Barbara Walters.Behar, 72, is opening up about how “The View” creator and former co-host Walters, 92, nearly fired her in 2016 for accidentally spilling that Rosie O’Donnell, 60, would be joining the panel of women on the talk show.In a clip for Hulu’s upcoming “Behind the Table: A View Reunion” special — featuring former co-hosts Meredith Vieira, Star Jones and Debbie Matenopoulous — Behar recalled the time Walters unexpectedly called her to say an Entertainment Weekly writer contacted Walters because they were tipped off about the news. “[EW] said, ‘Oh, and Rosie O’Donnell’s coming on the show.

Rebel Wilson was unjustly pressured to announce her relationship to Ramona Agruma by an Australian journalist, Whoopi Goldberg released a powerful statement in defense of the actress.MORE: Whoopi Goldberg's difficult childhood that influenced her recent project - exclusiveThe host spoke directly into the camera as she recorded the latest episode of The View, expressing her anger over the reporter's tactics and his subsequent apology.Rebel first made her relationship public on Instagram with a sweet selfie with her girlfriend, stating that she found her Disney Princess.WATCH: Rebel and girlfriend Ramona show off their dresses before Vanity Fair partyMORE: Whoopi Goldberg's backstage photo on The View gets fans talking for surprising reasonShortly after, it was revealed that the post was in fact her taking news about her personal life into her own hands, after a journalist asked her to comment on her relationship, not only giving her a deadline to go public, but insisting that he would if she didn't.Celebrities and fans alike have rallied around the comedian in support, and Whoopi took a moment during The View to comment.She revealed her dissatisfaction with the reporter's apology, who said it was never his intention to out her, stating: "Well, you know that's not true. If it wasn't your intention [to out Rebel Wilson], you wouldn't have done it."A post shared by The View (@theviewabc)Whoopi's powerful statement After receiving a round of applause from the audience, she continued: "If you didn't want to do it, you shouldn't have done it.

recent book bans in schools.The former “Reading Rainbow” host went off on the subject during Thursday’s episode of “The View.”Joy Behar prompted the impassioned response when she asked Burton, 65, about the recent bans, especially on books “about race, sexuality and basically American history.” He abruptly rebuked, “Bulls - - t.”“I’ll be absolutely candid and honest — it’s embarrassing that we are banning books in this country, in this culture, in this day and age,” the “Star Trek” actor continued. “We have this aversion in this country to knowing about our past. And anything that is unpleasant, we don’t want to do deal with.”“This is not going away.

Star Jones has one major regret from her time on . In honor of the show's 25th anniversary, the 60-year-old TV personality reunited with Meredith Vieira, Debbie Matenopoulos, and Joy Behar, three of the four women alongside whom she served as an original co-host, and discussed what she wishes she'd been open about during her tenure.