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April 28, 2006
Rosie O'Donnell To Join "The View"
Posted at April 28, 2006 10:11 AM in Gay & Lesbian Issues .
Does this mean we'll hear more of the "L" Word. I hope so, particularly during prime time, early morning, while you're having your coffee, tea or crumpets. Because why? Well we need to hear it more.
Rosie's expected "surprise return" to daytime television is meant to replace the exiting Meredith Vieira's slot on the talk show.
O'Donnell's appointment was reported Thursday by the newsmagazine "Extra." It was confirmed by a person close to the show who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because "The View" wanted to make the announcement on Friday's show. However, ABC has refused to either confirm or deny O’Donnell has been hired.
Dubbed "The Queen of Nice" when her syndicated talk show went on the air in 1996 and became an instant hit, O'Donnell won six Daytime Emmy Awards in six years as best talk-show host. She left the show to help raise four children with her partner, Kelli Carpenter O'Donnell.
Joy Behar and Star Jones Reynolds, who have been bickering at each other lately, are also members of "The View" roundtable, along with Elisabeth Hasselbeck. They're nominated together in the best talk-show-host category at Friday's Daytime Emmy Awards.
"I think every agent in America is calling," Walters told The Associated Press shortly after Vieira's departure was announced on April 6.
O'Donnell has acted in a variety of movie, TV and stage shows, including the films "A League of Their Own" and "Sleepless in Seattle," and "Grease" on Broadway.
She should have no problem holding her own with the other ladies on "The View." Since leaving daytime television, O'Donnell has become a strong advocate of gay and lesbian marriage and adoption. With her partner, she operates a cruise line for gay and lesbian families that recently was featured in an HBO movie. (AP)
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