The View Returns with Alyssa Farah Griffin

0:00It's April 3rd, entertainment and celebrity news today starts now, AI-powered and spotlight ready. I'm Corey, with the story. The view is hitting pause for its annual Easter break, kicking off with a repeat episode on Friday, April 3rd, featuring guest co-host Elizabeth Hasselbeck. The show won't go live again until Monday, April 13th, when Alyssa Farah Griffin slides back into receipt after months away on maternity leave. For her first kid with husband Justin, who'll be Goldberg dropped the good news during Thursday's episode, hyping Griffin's return right after the holiday hiatus. In the meantime, expect pre-taped weekend view episodes on Saturday and Sunday, then a full week of encore shows with the regular crew like Goldberg. Joy Behar, Sunny Hauston, Sarah Haynes, and Anna Navarro. Fans have seen a mix of guest co-hosts filling in for Griffin lately, including Abby Huntsman, Whitney Cummings, Cheryl Underwood, Savannah Chrisley, Carly Fiorena, and Hasselbeck.

1:01That last one's a blast from the past, since she was a full-time panelist from 2003 to 2013 alongside Behar. Hasselbeck stirred things up over a year ago, slamming Behar online and on Sean Hannity show for shading American Idol champ Carrie Underwood's gig, at Donald Trump's second inauguration back in January. When Hasselbeck guested recently, they kept it civil, skipping any old beef and focusing on the hot topics, catch fresh episodes of the view, starting April 13th on ABC, with Griffin back in the mix to keep the debates popping.