Just because Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck disagree over politics doesn’t mean they are feuding.
“She’s a good kid. I always liked her,” Behar, 83, shared on the Tuesday, March 3, episode of the “Behind the Table” podcast. “We used to fight on the air about politics, but so what. No matter who would disagree with me, I’d go up against them. That was the show. It’s called The View. People don’t seem to remember that that’s what the show is called.”
For nearly 10 seasons, Hasselbeck, 48, and Behar shared the “Hot Topics” table and served as cohosts on ABC’s daytime talk show.
While Hasselbeck left the show in 2013, she returned to The View this week to serve as a guest cohost while Alyssa Farah Griffin enjoys maternity leave after the birth of her first baby.
“I always liked [Elisabeth]. She’s a nice kid,” Behar told executive producer Brian Teta. “Today, you could see we’re friends. We’re friendly. Watch the show.”
At the beginning of Tuesday’s episode, Behar had some playful banter with Hasselbeck before discussing serious topics like the United States’ strikes on Iran and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifying before the House Oversight Committee in a closed deposition regarding Jeffrey Epstein.
“I missed you yesterday, Joy,” Hasselbeck told her cohost on Tuesday’s show. “I’m happy to be with you.” (Behar typically has Mondays off, with Ana Navarro sitting in her seat.)
Behar replied, “I missed you too. It’s like the old days with me and Elisabeth.”
Earlier in the week, Hasselbeck — who is promoting her new children’s book titled God’s Masterpiece — shared her opinion on why The View is still an important talk show after its launch in 1997.
Since The View premiered in August 1997, more than 20 women have had permanent roles as cohosts on the ABC morning talk show. The series, which was created by Barbara Walters, features a multi-generational panel that conducts interviews and discusses the news of the day, ranging from politics to entertainment. The original lineup was comprised […]
“Civil discourse is not dead. We might have differences of opinion, but we love each other and we’re stronger,” Hasselbeck said on Monday, March 2. “I actually think for the young people watching it’s important to see that we can hold our positions in one hand, and each other’s hand in the other, and be able to just live as Americans with the freedom that we have and speak our hearts and minds.”
The Survivor alum continued, “We get to do that all week. It might get a little spicy at times, but we do not hate each other. We love each other. We have the freedom to do it, and it’s important to remind everybody of that.”
The View airs weekdays on ABC. Check your local listings online.