Loose lips sink ships – and View co-hosts.
Joy Behar, 79, has revealed the late Barbara Walters almost fired her for behind the scenes of their time on the show in 2006, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
“I spilled the beans that Rosie [O’Donnell] was coming on the show,” Behar recounted on the Hulu special Behind the Table: A View Reunion.
Walters had wanted to announce O’Donnell would be joining the roundtable talk show at the Emmys, but blabbermouth Behar said she forgot to keep the secret – and spilled the beans to Entertainment Tonight.
“That’s when Walters called me and told me, ‘I want you to know that I’m not renewing your contract,'” Behar said. “She was furious that I would have such a big mouth.”
“For a minute, I was stunned,” added Behar, who tried to defend herself. “Barbara, it was just a – I’m like – you know how I am when I’m shopping,” she babbled.