- Joy Behar, 84, has returned to her co-hosting duties on the ABC talk show The View following a prolonged absence caused by a severe backstage fall.
- The presenter revealed that she dislocated her shoulder during the fall inside the studio building, describing the resulting pain as being “worse than childbirth”.
- Behar had been absent from the daytime talk show for almost the entirety of October, which caused her to miss an on-air celebration for her 84th birthday.
- During her absence, fellow co-host Whoopi Goldberg delivered a message on Behar's behalf on 7 October, reassuring viewers that she was recovering from the injury and wishing her a speedy return.
- Upon her return to the Hot Topics table on Tuesday, Behar was warmly received by the live studio audience and her colleagues, expressing how much she had missed being on the show.
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