After seven years of hosting the daytime all-women panel, Sherri Shepherd is leaving ABC’s “The View.” Jenny McCarthy, another View co-host who joined the cast in 2013, will also leave the show.
A source tells the New York Post that producers wanted to keep Shepherd on the show. Despite serious contract negotiations, the two sides could not come to an agreement, which led to her exit.
Shepherd released a statement saying, “It’s been seven wonderful years on ‘The View’ and after careful consideration it is time for me to move on. I am extremely grateful to Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie for giving me the opportunity … and I am incredibly grateful to my View family and my fans for supporting me on this journey.”
An ABC rep told the New York Post, “The View” will be moving in an exciting new direction next season and ABC has made decisions to evolve the show creatively.”
The departure of the two co-hosts comes a little over a month after The View co-creator Barbara Walters retired from her hosting duties. She still serves as executive producer.
Shepherd, 47, joined the talk show as a guest co-host in 2006, becoming a full-time host the following year. Prior to that, she had a successful career as an actress and comedian.