The View: Pray For Me Y’All!! Elisabeth Hasselbeck Is Making A Temporary Guest Co-Host
The View: Pray For Me Y’All!! Elisabeth Hasselbeck Is Making A Temporary Guest Co-Host
Updated on July 29, 2022 11:09 AM by Anna P
The View: Elisabeth Hasselbeck's Temporary Comeback
The former host, 44, originally appeared on the morning talk show from 2003 until 2013 between seasons 7-16, where she established the conservative seat.
It will be an honor to co-host The View, share our bestselling children's book, "Flashlight Night," and, as always, tackle hot topics! Hasselbeck tells, Pray for me y'all!
During her decade-long run on the series, Hasselbeck clashed with her co-hosts on numerous occasions. In 2007, she and then co-host Rosie O'Donnell got into a heated debate over the Iraq War. The dispute turned ugly, and O'Donnell quit shortly after.
Daytime Series The Newest Addition
While Hasselbeck is set to return on Aug. 3, Alyssa Farah Griffin is said to be the daytime series' newest addition joining the show next season.
Hasselbeck opened up about her time on the show in her 2019 book, Point of View: A Fresh Look at Work, Faith, and Freedom.
It was called The View, as in definite and singular, she wrote. Yes, there were bonds of friendship formed around the table despite opposing views, but they broke bonds because of those differing perspectives.
She continued: Like a fighter after ten rounds in a ring, she was exhausted from holding one side of the issue alone, though happy to do it, and she needed the faces of my kids to be close to mine as soon as possible.
Barbara Walters The Educational Times
Hasselbeck landed a job on Fox and Friends after her exit, replacing Gretchen Carlson as co-host. Barbara Walters, who created The View, helped her get the gig.
Working for and with Barbara Walters remains one of the most educational times of my life, Hasselbeck wrote in her 2019 book.
When she arrived at The View, she was newly married, in her mid-twenties, and inexperienced when it came to television, politics, and debating, she added. By the time she walked out of the building on that last day, she had three children and a wealth of experience thanks to her.