Suzanne Somers Shares Why She Turned Down Co-Hosting 'The View'
etonline.comSuzanne Somers is revealing she passed on an opportunity to join Barbara Walters when first aired, but she claims two reasons kept her away from the now-iconic daytime talk show.During a conversation with David Yontef on his podcast, the star said she was «originally asked to be on the original with Barbara Walters — and whoever else — and I turned it down.» Walters, the late legendary journalist who created, led the original panel that was also comprised of Joy Behar, Meredith Vieira, Star Jones and Debbie Matenopoulos.
premiered on ABC in 1997 and while there have been a number of co-hosts since the original panel premiered, the show has more than endured.
It's become one of the preeminent shows by being fervently unafraid to tackle sensitive subjects and enter the political and social discourse. «Everyone said, 'Why would you turn that down?
It's a national show,'» Sommers continued on the podcast. «I said, first of all, I'd have to live in New York and I don't want to live in New York.
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