nasty spill on air when she attempted to mount her “dangerous” swivel chair at the start of the episode. Fast forward to Sept.
6: New seats have debuted on the brightly-lit stage.Instead of the old butt-warmers — which had a swivel base and were notably high — the updated seating is very different.On Tuesday’s Season 26 premiere, the old stools were replaced with safer stationary ones with four tall legs, a square seat and adjoining back.
Past chairs had a rotating cushion with just one long leg.During the March 3 episode, Behar, 79, was strolling onto the stage at the beginning of the live show when she face-planted just as she reached her chair.“[After] 25 years that has never happened!
Who do I sue?” a flustered Behar joked to the audience at the time, once she got up and recovered from her accident. “I went flying … I just missed a step, as usual.”Moderator Whoopi Goldberg then quipped on-air that “these chairs move,” adding that “you touch it, and you’re on the ground.”Co-host Sunny Hostin then interjected, recalling that she has dropped from her seat numerous times.
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