The View’s Sunny Hostin is ‘Surprised’ When Former Hosts Talk Trash

Sunny Hostin He’s not angry — he’s just disappointed in some of his former teammates.

Hostin, 55, has been a full-time co-host Scene This means he has seen a number of women come and go on the long-running morning chat show.

However, despite some widely publicized exits, Hostin exclusively told Our Weekly, “If I’m honest, I’m always surprised when people say negative things about our show.”

“You’re part of a sisterhood,” Hostin said. “It’s really special.”

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Hostin didn’t name anyone but said she is in touch with her ex-husband. Look Co-hosts Sherri Shepherd, Paula Faris And Candace Cameron Bure,

“We’re all very close, no matter what our personal views are,” Hostin said. “We share all of that with each other. So I’m always surprised when someone says, ‘I don’t like that person.’ Because it’s never personal.”

Though Hostin didn’t mention them specifically, Meghan McCain — with whom Hostin co-hosted from 2017 to 2021 — has been particularly vocal about his time Scene,

In a November 2023 episode of her podcast “Meghan McCain Has Entered the Chat,” McCain, 39, said Scene “I was the most unhappy I had ever been in my entire life.”

Former Moderators Rosie O’Donnell He was called to two terms Scene “I couldn’t make the best use of my talent” 2023 interview with brooke shields On Shields’ podcast “Now What?”

“It’s not a job I’ll ever do again,” O’Donnell, 62, said.

Michelle Collinswho co-hosted Scene for just one season in 2015–16, he said he suffered “mild PTSD” from the experience during it Appearance in April On the “Las Culturistas” podcast.

Hostin added that, while the hosts may sometimes bicker, their conversations are always based on respect — which was a rule established by the hosts. Scene the creator barbara walters,

“Barbara Walters made sure I knew this when I joined,” Hostin said.Whoopi [Goldberg] It always says this. I have said the same thing Alyssa [Farah Griffin]I’ll argue with you and beat you to the ground, and then we’ll go out for a martinis and everything will be fine.”

He further added, “It disappoints me when the audience thinks we don’t like each other, when in fact we do.”

In short, Hostin said, an environment that Scene Does not provide any options.

“We’ve talked about our families. Our co-hosts have talked about struggles with mental health,” Hostin explained. “Our co-hosts have talked about weight loss, weight gain. Our co-hosts have talked about divorce. Imagine if you step off that stage and it’s not a safe space. It would be an impossible task.”

In addition to her day jobs, Hostin is also an accomplished writer. Summers at Highland BeachHostin’s third book is a New York Times bestseller summer beach This part of the series will be available on Tuesday, May 28.