Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar returned to The View Season 29 this week, and they have no plans on retiring anytime soon.
The longest-tenured ABC daytime co-hosts revealed in an interview why they are not thinking about quitting the show just yet.
When asked by Entertainment Tonight if she would slow down and enjoy life, Goldberg said, “Yeah, but who can afford to do that? You know if you don’t marry well, you gotta keep working.”
The reporter suggested Goldberg could be someone who could afford not to work, to which the Sister Act star added, “No, not by now. Not yet.”
Later on in the report, Goldberg said, “I’ve got to keep paying those bills, baby.”
Behar, who has been on The View since the show premiered in 1997, noted that “creative people don’t really retire,” adding, “I just really like to write and create stuff.”
The comedian recently wrote the off-Broadway stage play My First Ex-Husband, which featured a rotating cast that has included Behar, Susie Essman, Tovah Feldshuh, Adrienne C. Moore, Susan Lucci and others. During a performance earlier this year, her View co-host, Whoopi Goldberg, made a special appearance.
“Creative people don’t retire, they don’t resign, they just keep going,” Behar added.
The View recently came under fire from Donald Trump’s White House for its criticism over the way the former reality TV competition host is running the country. The show ended its last season, making news and sparking threats from the White House after co-host Joy Behar alluded to Donald Trump’s attacks on former U.S. President Barack Obama being motivated by jealousy.
White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said, “Joy Behar is an irrelevant loser suffering from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome. It’s no surprise that The View’s ratings hit an all-time low last year. She should self-reflect on her own jealousy of President Trump’s historic popularity before her show is the next to be pulled off air.”
The View has remained the most-watched daytime talk show for five consecutive seasons, with the panel discussing politics, pop culture, and everyday life.