'The View' Hosts Speculation: Sherri Shepherd Implies Elisabeth Hasselbeck Departure? [VIDEO]
Sherri Shepherd may have let it slip on Wendy Williams' talk show that Elisabeth Hasselbeck will no longer be on The View in the fall.
Discussing the exits of co-hosts Barbara Walters and Joy Behar, Williams asked Shepherd on Monday what was going on with The View. Shepherd exclaimed that there are "so many changes" going on, and discussed who would be left next season.
"I can't believe it, the two black women are left!" she said, referring to Whoopi Goldberg and herself. Since only Walters and Behar have been confirmed to be leaving, Williams asked her if Shepherd was including Hasselbeck as leaving too.
"I didn't confirm anything," Shepherd quickly replied. "We're still there."
When Williams tried to get her to say more, Shepherd said, "[Elisabeth's] gonna be there, we're all gonna be there next season."
Though Walters admitted she would be leaving The View in May, her final episode won't be until May 2014. Behar will be leaving at the end of the show's current season to pursue other career paths.
Neither The View nor ABC has made an official announcement about anyone's status on the show except Behar and Walters, but Shepherd's comments seem to indicate that she, Goldberg and Hasselbeck will continue on as co-hosts. Regardless, rumors still wage on about Hasselbeck's status.
As for new co-hosts, Shepherd and Williams discussed the prospects of Brooke Shields and Jenny McCarthy, who have both guest co-hosted before on the show. Williams said that Shields recently bought a home close to the set of The View, but Shepherd was tight-lipped. Shepherd referred to McCarthy as "fearless," saying she will try anything.
"I would love to see a Latina at our table," Shepherd added. Williams suggested actress Rosie Perez, who she described as a "spitfire." Shepherd said that she would love to have Perez on the show.
The View airs Monday through Friday on ABC at 11 a.m.
Watch Shepherd's interview with Williams here (skip to 1:52):