- Joy Behar found love again after divorcing her first husband.
- She and her current spouse “waited” for 29 years to get married.
- Behar’s love is several years younger than her.
Joy Behar has been married twice and is a mother and a grandmother. The television host is married to a man several years younger than her, whom she was in a relationship with for decades before tying the knot.
Behar is a longtime co-host of the daytime talk show, “The View,” which she joined in 1997 as one of the original panelists. However, she was briefly off the show in the past years.
Joy Behar at the 7th Annual “Stand Up for Madeline” comedy event at Carolines on Broadway on May 5, 2008 in New York City | Source: Getty Images
The comedian was shown the door in 2013, but she returned in 2015. Behar later commented on being let go from the much beloved ABC series once, saying:
“I was glad to be fired. I basically was sick of the show at that point for some reason, I don’t even remember why.”
The television star also had no clue why the network removed her for two years, adding they, too, had no idea why they fired her at the time. “That was very stupid of them. But they learned their lesson,” the actress stated.
Since then, Behar has continued to grace the screens of the most-watched daytime show and revealed in an October 2022 interview that she has no intention of retiring from the TV show.
The New Yorker further stated that she had signed an extension of her contract and would remain a constant feature on “The View” for some time. “I have no plans to retire,” she said.
Behar admitted that, to date, she still cannot fathom the fact that the chat show has raked in a lot of viewership, adding, “I’m happy to be a part of it. So no, I’m not going anywhere. I’m having a good time.”
The red-haired celebrated her 81st birthday on “The View” in October 2023. However, it turns out she does not like making a big deal of her special day.
During the episode, her co-host Ana Navarro said that she knows Behar does not like to talk about her birthday, while fellow host