Joy Behar pays tribute to Barbara Walters after she passes away at age 93: 'She had a work ethic'

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Joy Behar paid tribute to her former The View co-star Barbara Walters after the legendary journalist passed away at age 93 on Friday.The 80-year-old comedian and talk show host spoke about her during an interview with Good Morning America on Saturday.Though she was not in-studio, Behar called in to the show to talk about her close personal friend and colleague.

Tribute: Joy Behar paid tribute to her former The View co-star Barbara Walters after the legendary journalist passed away at age 93 on Friday (pictured 2006)'She’s very much the role model for a lot of people in showbiz and the news world for sure,' she said of Walters. 'She had a work ethic you couldn’t deny.

She was always prepared and she was always working on her material. She never went out there and didn’t know what she was doing.' Behar revealed that Walters herself picked her for the show after she saw one of Behar's comedy shows. 'She could have a laugh, have fun, tell a dirty joke,' Behar recalled. 'She was a lot of fun.

We were pals. We’ve had a lot of laughs on camera and off camera.' Behar also joked that Walters landed so many high-profile interviews because she 'never went to the bathroom.' 'She had an incredible bladder,' she continued. 'And that’s why she could always jump on those interviews before anybody else did.'  'Role model': 'She’s very much the role model for a lot of people in showbiz and the news world for sure,' she said of Walters (pictured 2003) 'Pals': 'She could have a laugh, have fun, tell a dirty joke,' Behar recalled. 'She was a lot of fun.