Both Jenny McCarthy and Elisabeth Hasselbeck appear have moved on from "The View" with their respective new shows.
However, former hosts Jenny McCarthy and Elisabeth Hasselbeck have nonetheless aired their opinions about the changes being taken by their former ABC talk show, particularly the confirmed return of comedienne Rosie O'Donnell.
A report from NY Daily News said comedienne McCarthy's "Dirty Sexy Funny" radio show in SiriusXM fared well as it debuted last Wednesday. The pilot featured celebrity guest Perez Hilton and a phone-in congratulations from fellow SiriusXM radio host Howard Stern.
Hasselbeck has been part of "Fox & Friends" since 2013, saying in a Daily Mail interview that she really prefers group talk shows. "I much prefer to be on a team. That's my comfort zone," Hasselbeck said. The former "Survivor" castaway hosted "The View" for 10 years after a heated feud with then co-host O'Donnell ensued in 2013.
O'Donnell's return to "The View" was confirmed last week, and both Jenny McCarthy and Elisabeth Hasselbeck have expressed their opinions about the comeback.
The 41-year-old McCarthy admitted in an ABC News report that she didn't think she would fit in with the show's new panel, which includes O'Donnell. She was part of "The View" during its 17th season before leaving a few weeks ago.
"If I wanted to stay with Rosie [O'Donnell] and I was a Republican, I would still be there right now," McCarthy said.
A report from Hollywood Reporter said 37-year-old Hasselbeck was on vacation when she called "Fox & Friends" to express her disgust over O'Donnell's return to her former show: "Here in comes to "The View," the very woman who spit in the face of our military, spit in the face of her own network and, really, in the face of a person who stood by her and had civilized debates for the time that she was there."
However, Hasselbeck posted a handwritten message on her Instagram account the following day attempting to explain herself. "I don't hate Rosie," her Instagram post read. "I actually called to talk to her 7 years ago. She did not want to speak to me."
"I am happy to have a #momversation about why I would never defend her 2007 comments," Hasselbeck added. Her explanation follows O'Donnell's tweets last Wednesday, wherein she narrated that Hasselbeck avoided her during a reunion of all "The View" hosts for Barbara Walters' May farewell episode.
On a lighter note, ex-Playboy headliner McCarthy was seen leaving SiriusXM's building in NY when TMZ reporters asked who she thinks could replace her slot in "The View". In the TMZ video, McCarthy jokingly responded that "Jesus H. Christ" should replace her vacated seat in the talk show.
