The View fans notice host Joy Behar is MISSING from show after week-long hiatus and luxury Bahamas trip
The View fans have noticed that host Joy Behar was missing from the show on Monday.
The daytime program returned with a new episode after a week-long hiatus, but not with a full hosting panel.
When the show began, viewers quickly noticed that only two of the four main hosts, Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin, were at the table.
Guest co-hosts Ana Navarro and Alyssa Farah Griffin were also there, but Joy and Sara Haines were nowhere to be found.
The two were missing, despite already having been off on hiatus last week.
“Saw about Ana being there today,” one View fan noticed. “And Joy’s off!”
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A second tweeted: “She took the day off!”
A third said she was still “recovering” following the cast’s trip to the Bahamas a couple of weeks ago.
Whoopi revealed that Sara was off due to Covid but only shared that Joy was simply absent.
One fan wondered: “I saw y’all said Sara has covid but wheres Joy?”
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Another offered up the only info they were given: “They said she had the day off. Not Covid-19.”
Whoopi explained to the audience at the start of Monday’s new episode: “Welcome to The View. We are back here at home because we was gone for a little while. We was in the Bahamas.
“We have to tell you, Sara is out with Covid.
“We want her to get well soon.
“Joy does not have Covid, but she’s not in today. She’s taking the day off.”
While fans were confused as to why Joy was out, they sent well-wishes to Sara on social media.
“Sara’s off with covid. Sorry to hear,” one fan tweeted. “Hope she gets better, but I know she will.”
Another wrote: “Damn, Sara has Covid? Get well soon Sara!”
Joy’s absence comes after the cast was in the Bahamas for a week, in celebration of the show’s 25th anniversary.
Then, everyone had last week off, before they were all set to return on Monday.
Though viewers understood Sara being out due to an illness, they were surprised that no real explanation was given for Joy.
This comes after rumors of the 79-year-old retiring from The View.
However, Joy’s rep dismissed the claims, telling the New York Post: “Fake news.”
They revealed that the veteran panelist’s new contract will keep her tied to the talk show until 2025.
It is not known how much Joy is being paid for the new contract, however, the controversial comedian reportedly made $7million per year with her previous deal.
The host is the only original panelist on The View, having joined when it first premiered 25 years ago.