JOY Behar is set to take a leave of absence from The View after suffering ‘serious on-set injury’
Joy Behar, 83, to take leave of absence from The View after suffering ‘serious on-set injury’
JOY Behar is set to take a leave of absence from The View after suffering an injury backstage.
The 83-year-old will be missing in action for a week as she recuperates at home.
Joy Behar is missing in action on The ViewCredit: ABC
She had an accident backstage and is recuperating at homeCredit: ABC
A representative for her told Page Six: “Joy caught a heel backstage but is on the mend and should be back on the show mid next week.
“Her shoulder wasn’t broken and is back in place and she is excited to be back at the table as quickly as possible.”
Her co-host Sunny Hostin revealed the reason for Joy’s absence at the start of Thursday’s episode.
She expressed: “So, Whoopi [Goldberg] is still out filming a movie.
“And, unfortunately, our dear friend Joy dislocated her shoulder.”
This caused the audience to gasp in shock as Sunny continued: “Yeah, so she’s recovering and will be back soon.”
The View returned for it’s milestone 30th season on September 8, following it’s annual Summer break.
Joy’s absence comes after she took a break from the show in May this year.
Her co-host and pal Sunny Hostin revealed why she was absent during Thursday’s showCredit: Instagram/sunny
Sunny is the only original host on the panel from the starting line up back in 1997Credit: ABC
She headed to Europe for an international tour of her play, My First Ex-Husband, in which she also starred in.
“I fly to Paris this week, and then I go to take the shuttle to London after a week,” she said on The View’s podcast Behind the Table at the time.
“I’ll be in London the second week doing my play, My First Ex-Husband, at the Boulevard Theatre in the West End.
“We have Jackie Hoffman and I, the two American women talking, then we have two British actresses. Doesn’t that sound like fun?”
Comedian Sheryl Underwood and tech journalist Kara Swisher filled in for Joy while she was away.
She’s been on the panel since the show’s premiere back in 1997.
Joy is the only original co-host from the debut line-up who is still on the panel.
As well as Whoopi and Sunny, the other hosts are Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro.
