How Sara Haines Really Felt About Her First Day At The View
"The View" co-host Sara Haines chatted with former co-host Lisa Ling on the September 28 episode of the "Behind the Table" podcast, and there was plenty of discussion — especially about Haines' first day on the show.
"I remember the first day I came here, ['The View' co-creator and executive producer] Bill Geddie pulled me out of my dressing room, and I remember my brother was with me 'cause I was petrified, and he's like my security blanket," she explained. "Bill points at this bill of rights of the show and he says to me, 'Today you're 25% of this table.' He's like, 'I want to hear from you 25% of the time.' So I spent the whole first time doing math in my head: 'How many times have I spoken up, did I hit 25% yet?' I was really nervous."
Haines continued, "I remember right before we walked out on set that first day, it was Whoopi [Goldberg], Jenny McCarthy, Sherri Shepherd and myself. And Sherri turned around really quickly and she says, 'It can be really tough to get in at this table, but if you want to talk just tap me under the table to let me know because I'm on my way outta here and you're on your way in.'"
How did Haines feel about the advice? Keep reading for more details.
Sara Haines is grateful for Sherri Shepherd's guidance on 'The View'
On the most recent episode of the "Behind the Table" podcast, in recalling her first day on "The View," she explained why she's grateful for former co-host Sherri Shepherd. In the episode, Haines revealed that Shepherd told her to nudge her under the table if she wanted to speak, since it's hard to get a word in when the women are talking.
"I remember just stopping in my tracks and being hit by two things," Haines said. "One, I have such a reverence for all the women that have come before. I'm a huge fan of Sherri Shepherd — I was not going to tap her knee and tell her to shut up anytime soon. That still stands today, years later."
"Two," she continued, "the graciousness of Sherri to have said that, especially in this business is cutthroat in general and then you put a bunch of people at a table trying to talk and it's like a family dinner where someone's gonna bite your hand off if you speak up. So to have her tell me that so generously and she didn't know me from Adam, that's just her heart and I just thought that is so beautiful."