Sherri Shepherd Shares Recent Texts From Late ‘View’ Boss and Mentor Bill Geddie

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Sherri Shepherd mourned her late The View boss — and mentor — Bill Geddie with a touching tribute post.“I am completely devastated at the passing of #BillGeddie the co-creator of @theviewabc.

Bill took a chance and cast me — a standup comic with no talk show experience — as a co-host on #theview,” Shepherd, 56, wrote via Instagram on Friday, July 21, alongside a series of photos of the duo and text messages between them. “His instinct told him that people would relate to a black female, single mom with a Special Needs child who had not one inch of political knowledge but was just a real person.”Geddie died of coronary-related factors on Friday, July 21, per Variety.

He was 68. Geddie is survived by his wife Barbara and their two daughters: Allison and Lauren.In the carousel of images, Shepherd also included a series of correspondence between herself and Geddie.

In one exchange, Shepherd expressed her gratitude for the late talk show creator and how he gave her a “chance.”“It’s simple, I like you and I believe in you,” Geddie responded. “Sometimes the good guys (girls?) are supposed to win.