THE View fans have been begging for host Joy Behar to replace Whoopi Goldberg as moderator after watching her fill in for the role on Friday.
The Sister Act actress has often taken off on Fridays, giving Joy the chance to take over and prove to viewers that she can handle the job herself.
As Joy was absent all last week – and the show was off the two Fridays before – she hadn’t had a chance to take on the position in a little while.
Whoopi was out from The View on July 22, though, allowing Joy to once again lead the hosting panel.
For Friday’s broadcast, it was made up of Joy, hosts Sara Haines and Sunny Hostin, regular guest co-host Ana Navarro, and returning guest co-host Lindsey Granger.
Viewers gushed over Joy’s demeanor as moderator as compared to Whoopi’s.
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They noted how much more calm and easy-going the whole program seemed to be.
One viewer praised the 79-year-old: “Yes Joy is the moderator! Job done correctly.”
Another happy fan wrote: “YAAAY!! Joy’s the moderator!!”
A third tweeted: “Somehow when #GrandmaJoy moderates #TheView time be flying,” and they added a gif of someone happily, calmly sipping some tea.
Whoopi’s absence comes after her fill-in moderator Joy was absent all last week.
Fans were worried all week after being not being given much information about her whereabouts.
It start with her being missing Monday, July 11 – despite all of the hosts being off on vacation the week before, and working from a luxury resort in the Bahamas before that.
As host Sara Haines was also out, Whoopi told viewers that first day:
“Welcome to The View. We are back here at home because we was gone for a little while. We was in The Bahamas.”
She added: “We have to tell you, Sara is out with Covid.
“Joy does not have Covid, but she’s not in today. She’s taking the day off.”
The 79-year-old ended up taking the entire week off, with fans not getting an update on why she was missing until Thursday, July 14.
Whoopi comically quipped: “Joy is not out with Covid.
“She’s getting over something else, the flu…or maybe she’s pregnant, I don’t know.”
Although Whoopi explained the reason for her longtime co-star’s vacancy from the series, the team at The View did not reveal when Joy would be back.
This past Monday, audiences finally got their answer as the missing host in question made her return to the long-running talk show.
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“I had a virus. That’s it! A really strong virus. I tested negative in five PCR tests I did not have it.”
Joy shared of the real reason for her absence: “I’m here to remind everybody that there are diseases out there besides Covid.
