Appearing on the “Behind the Velvet Rope with David Yontef” podcast, the “Three’s Company” star revealed that she was once offered a co-hosting spot on “The View”.Sherri Shepherd Helped Sunny Hostin Negotiate Her Salary For ‘The View’ After This Co-Host Helped Her
“I was originally asked to be on the original ‘View’ with Barbara Walters and whoever else, and I turned it down,” she said. “And everyone said, ‘Why would you turn that down? It is a national show,’” she recalled. “I said, ‘First of all, I have to live in New York. I don’t really wanna live in New York. I like the weather down here, and I like the vibe down here.’”Somers added, “But secondly, I don’t do well vying for time. And there, you gotta interrupt and butt in and butt out. It’s just not my personality.