Don’t count on seeing Jenny McCarthy back on “The View.”
The “Masked Singer” host, 53, appeared on this week’s episode of “The Katie Miller” podcast, where she discussed her brief stint as a host on the talk show in 2013 and 2014.
When asked if she would return for a spot at the show’s desk “given where they are politically today,” she said, “The reason why they wanted to bring me on is because they, quote, said it was too polarizing. They thought it was too polarizing back then, you guys!”
She explained that her initial role in the cast was to give “light, fluffy, and fun” commentary on “Dancing with the Stars” and “The Bachelor,” but that “only lasted a whole week.”
“And back then, I didn’t consider myself to be a political person, which is why I thought I was perfect for the job. After a week, when they said they wanted to get political, I was like, ‘Oh my God, what am I going to do?’” McCarthy noted.
She had previously claimed producers of the show told her to “act Republican,” though she does lean towards more conservative views.
The former Playboy model pointed out in her conversation with host Katie Miller that she is “much more political” now because “our latest administration has helped so much.”
“But, back then? Ooh, I would not, I would never even,” she said. “They’ve asked me to come back for, like, reunion shows. I was like, over my dead body would I ever step foot in that place.”
McCarthy was part of the permanent hosts of “The View” during Season 17, which also included Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg and Sherry Shepherd.
The “Dirty Love” actress recalled leaving the show in a conversation with Andy Cohen in July 2025.
“They let all of us go,” she recalled on SiriusXM’s “Radio Andy,” adding that she was begging to be fired.
“What wound up happening was they came into the offices and Sherri came crying into my dressing room saying, ‘I was just let go.’”
McCarthy remembered thinking she didn’t “even want to f–king be here” and wondered why it was Shepherd over her. However, as the day continued, several producers were also let go.
“Then I get the phone call. I was like last to get the phone call from my agent. He’s like, ‘You’re next.’ I’m like, ‘Thank God.’ It was a massacre,” McCarthy said. “They got rid of a bunch of people.”
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