How Sherri Shepherd Really Felt When The View Didn't Renew Her Contract
All good things must come to an end, and that's how Sherri Shepherd felt when "The View" didn't renew her contract. She spoke with Sunny Hostin about her time on the show during the September 21 podcast of "Behind the Table" and had a lot to say.
Despite her initial shock that she would not be returning to "The View," Shepherd knew it was time to move on. "All good things come to an end. There's an evolution of who you are. At some point you will want to do something different or something more," she explained. However, processing the news was not easy. "When people tell you you're no longer welcome, that does hurt. My manager called me. It was so shocking to me because we were in negotiations. I was in negotiations for the next three or four years," she continued. "To know that I would not be walking through those hallways again, it really did something," she said. "It will always be a part of you and you can never get away from it. I have good memories. Doing 'The View' and being a co-host was one of the best experiences of my life. I would not be who I am if I had not been a co-host on 'The View'."
Shepherd concluded that although her acting career took off after the show, she does miss everyone she worked with, including the producers. Keep reading to see what she had to say about what she learned from the show.
Sherri Shepherd learned a lot from her 'View' co-hosts
Barbara Walters not only created and co-hosted "The View," but she left a lasting impact on Sherri Shepherd, according to an August 2020 People interview.
Shepherd remembers the tough love from Walters. "I love you," Walters said, according to Shepherd. "I just need you to read a book, dear, and learn to defend what you believe. And speak up." Perhaps more importantly, Rosie O'Donnell taught her how to negotiate her salary. "I thank Rosie O'Donnell to this day because when I was being asked to join 'The View', they offered me less than Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who had only done 'Survivor' and worked for Puma, making the tennis shoes," Shepherd said.
Shepherd also touched on O'Donnell's salary advice during the September 21 episode of the "Behind the Table" podcast. "She came and she said to me, 'This is what I'm making. This is what everybody's making. And this is what you should ask for and these are the perks I'm getting,'" Shepherd remembered O'Donnell saying. "And I was like, 'That's nothing!' ... Because she showed me that and helped guide me I got what I deserved," Shepherd concluded.