Joy Beharis looking back on a not-so-memorable moment with her formerThe Viewcolleague,Barbara Walters.
In PEOPLE’s exclusive look atBehind the Table: A View Reunion, Behar, 79, opens up about how Walters, 92, nearly fired her for accidentally leaking the news thatRosie O’Donnellwould be joining the talk show in 2006.
“Phone rings. ‘Hello, Joy? It’s Barbara,'” Behar shared in the clip of the extended reunion. “I said, ‘Oh hi, Barbara!'”
Behar then recalled how Walters — who createdThe Viewin 1997 — told her, “I just got a call fromEntertainment Tonightand guess what they said? They said, ‘Oh, and Rosie O’Donnell’s coming on the show.’ And guess who told them?”
Jokingly, Behar suggested, “Meredith Vieira?” which prompted Vieira, 68, Jones, 60, and Matenopoulous, 47, to burst into laughter.
Joy Behar (left) and Barbara Walters.getty (2)
“She threw you under the bus!” Matenopoulous joked, as Vieira pretended to toss a drink at Behar with her empty mug.
“I said, ‘Meredith Vieira?'” Behar repeated. “[Walters] said, ‘No, you! Joy Behar did that. And I want you to know that I’m not renewing your contract.'”
But Walters wasn’t convinced. “‘You’re a loose cannon, and I’m not renewing your contract,'” Behar recalled of Walters’ reaction. “I said, ‘Barbara, come on! It’s like, no big deal here.'”
She further relayed that Walters told her “No!” before hanging up the phone. “For a minute, I was stunned,” Behar continued. “I was like, ‘Really? For that?'”
Season 1 of The View.Steve Fenn/ABC
The story is just one of many topics that will be discussed onBehind the Table: A View Reunion. Streaming exclusively on Hulu starting Monday, the ABC News reunion special features the original four co-hosts ofThe Viewas they reminisce about their time on the show.
The Hulu Original 30-minute special was filmed in the Essex House hotel room in New York City, where the women auditioned for the show 25 years ago.
“The four women Barbara Walters chose to join her at the Hot Topics table in 1997 reunite for a candid conversation about the talk show that has been making headlines since Walters first uttered the phrase, ‘I had this idea for a show,'” a press release reads of the special.
“They look back on what it was like to work with the legendary broadcaster, discuss some of their famous exits from the show and share their biggest regrets and the moments that bonded them behind the scenes,” the press release adds.
The Viewis currently in its 25th season, starring Behar,Whoopi Goldberg,Sunny Hostin, andSara Haines.
Behind the Table: A View Reunionwill be available to stream on Hulu beginning Monday, June 20.
The Viewairs weekdays (11 a.m. ET) on ABC.
source: people.com
