The host almost lost her plum gig after accidentally leaking that Rosie O’Donnell was joining the show’s panel.
But the memories aren’t all sunshine and roses.
It’s Barbara,'" Behar recalls in the reunion clip.
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“I said, ‘Oh hi, Barbara!'”
They said, ‘Oh, and Rosie O’Donnell’s coming on the show.’
And guess who told them?"
Joy Behar and Barbara Walters.Walter McBride/WireImage
But Walters was not amused.
“[Walters] said, ‘No, you!
Joy Behar did that.
The original hosts of ‘The View’ are reuniting in a new special.Everett Collection
And I want you to know that I’m not renewing your contract,'” Behar remembers.
“I said, ‘Barbara, it was just a mistake.
It was an honest mistake.
You know how I am when I’m shopping!'”
Eventually, they worked things out, as Behar is still a host.
But this juicy story and more are just part of the reunion special that premieres Monday.
The 30-minute special streams June 20 exclusively on Hulu.
