Sherri Shepherd Says She and Barbara Walters ‘Could Talk About Sex All Day Long — She Had Advice for Days’
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Every conversation is not the same Sherri Shepherd With Barbara Walters was suitable for work — even though much of their work together involved digging into “Hot Topics” on The View.
Shepherd and the pioneering newswoman who died On Dec. 30, at the age of 93, they spent a lot of time off set, sharing racy jokes with one another and discussing their day over dinner.
“For me, I connected with Barbara’s sense of humor. Shepherd, 55, stated that it was not enough people who saw Barbara’s funny sense of humor. News. News. “And why are we going to dinner?”
She said, “But, when we got to the restaurant she was like a princess when she was ordering food.” We would then talk and it was literally like she was my mother.
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There was no limit on what Shepherd and Walters could talk about.
“We would talk and laugh. Literally, we could talk about sex all day long — she had advice for days,” recalled Shepherd.
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Shepherd and Walters became close during co-hosting The View They remained close friends throughout the years. departure from the series.
Shepherd, shortly after Walters’ death, recalled the moment that broadcast legend was born. officially left The ViewShe had 17 years of experience in creating the, which she created in 1997.
“She said, ‘Dear, I love you“, Shepherd was recalled to her Sherri audience earlier in this month.
She said, “The elevator doors opened and she stepped inside and I began to cry.” “Y’all know that I’m a crier. I started boohooing. As the elevator doors closed, she began boohoo-ing. [yells back] “What are you crying for?”