Kassie Depaiva to Guest Co-Host on "The View" on Oct. 24

By admin - Posted on October 22nd, 2007

"One Life To Live" Star Kassie Depaiva Is The First Celebrity Guest Co-Host To Substitute For Elisabeth Hasselbeck On ABC's "The View," Oct. 24

Friday, October 19, 2007 -- Kassie DePaiva, star of ABC's "One Life to Live," will be the first celebrity guest co-host on "The View" to substitute for permanent co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who begins her maternity leave next week. Mrs. DePaiva will be seated alongside co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and Sherri Shepherd on Wednesday, Oct. 24. Mrs. DePaiva first appeared on "The View" as a featured guest in June, 2000 and has since been a celebrity guest co-host four times. "The View" airs Monday-Friday, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, ET, on the ABC Television Network.

Mrs. Hasselbeck is heading to Arizona with daughter Grace and NFL Quarterback husband Tim, who just signed with the Arizona Cardinals. She had planned to work until Nov. 8 or 9, but after confirming the news this week on "The View," she said she will depart the popular talk show on Tuesday, Oct. 23. "I have to take early maternity leave so that I can get there and actually introduce the doctor to my parts, before she pulls a child out of me, but I'll be back after ("The View") hiatus," she told the audience. Mrs. Hasselbeck announced her pregnancy live on "The View" in April.

Mrs. DePaiva recently released her third CD, "I Want to Love." In addition to her music and playing one of daytime's most entertaining troublemakers, Blair Manning, on "One Life to Live," Mrs. DePaiva is also the host of the PBS series "Knit & Crochet Today." Her 10-year-old son, JQ, was born profoundly deaf and the singer/actress remains committed to hearing health awareness.

Mrs. DePaiva and "The View" co-host Sherri Shepherd are both to attend the 12th annual "ABC Super Soap Weekend" at Disney-MGM Studios at The Walt Disney World Resort, Presented by Colgate(r) Total(r) November 10-11. The weekend will feature over 30 ABC Daytime stars, autograph sessions, celebrity motorcades, talk shows, interviews and the chance to purchase one-of-a-kind memorabilia from each of the shows. The Colgate Total Street Jam will close the event each day with live musical performances by some popular Daytime stars.

"The View" features Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd. It's the original forum in which real women discuss everyday issues and share their no-holds-barred opinions and engage in colorful conversations. Since its launch, "The View" has received 22 Daytime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Talk Show. The show has received numerous nominations, including ten consecutive nominations for Outstanding Daytime Talk Show and Outstanding Talk Show Host. "The View" is seen live weekdays (11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, ET; CLOSED-CAPTIONED; in stereo, TV-14) on ABC. Visit "The View" on the Web at ABC.com (keyword: theview). The program is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound).

"The View" is produced by ABC Daytime and Ms. Walters' Barwall Productions, with Ms. Walters serving as executive producer along with Bill Geddie, who also serves as executive producer for "The Barbara Walters Specials."

Source: ABC

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