A surefire way to get hired as a permanent co host on The View Just create so many controversies during your stint as guest host that ABC really doesn t have a choice.
Hey it worked for Raven Symon The network announced Wednesday that the 29 year old actress will officially join the show after nearly three dozen guest appearances. During that time she s managed to rack up a wealth of headlines with her polarizing opinions about racial and social issues.
More drama means more ratings and The View really needs a win. The daytime chatfest has been in a near permanent state of turmoil over the past year with viewership declining after founder and den mother Barbara Walters retired in May 2014. A couple months later co hosts Jenny McCarthy and Sherri Shepherd got the ax. Producers tried to bring back the reliably anger inducing Rosie O Donnell in the fall but she left quickly citing health issues amid reports of behind the scenes problems.
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A former Cosby Show kid and teen star of the Disney sitcom That s So Raven Symon also broadens the demographics on the show which was originally supposed to feature hosts of all ages. She s now the token millennial alongside moderator Whoopi Goldberg 59 actress Rosie Perez 50 and former George W. Bush communications strategist Nicolle Wallace 43.
And now Symon will deploy her devil s advocate skills and general lack of a filter to try to make even more news. One of her biggest controversies so far Defending Univision s Rodner Figueroa who was fired after he said the first lady looked like part of the Planet of the Apes cast.
Was he saying it racist like Because he said that he voted for her later Symon said. And I don t think he was saying it racist.
That s like saying I m not a racist but I have black friends Perez fumed as the conversation continued.
Don t fire me for this right now but some people look like animals Symon added. Is that rude I look like a bird. So can I be mad if somebody calls me Toucan Sam
On another day Symon spoke out against a proposal to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill arguing that Rosa Parks would be more relevant. Naturally that remark drew a lot of criticism.
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Symon can cause a social media storm even when she doesn t appear on the show During an interview with Oprah Winfrey in which she confirmed she s in a relationship with model AzMarie Livingston she said she didn t want to be labeled gay or African American.
I don t want to be labeled gay. I want to be labeled a human who loves humans ' she said. I m tired of being labeled I m an American. I m not an African American. I m an American.
Even Oprah recognized the impact that kind of statement would make (as of course it did). Oh girl. Don t set up Twitter on fire Oprah responded. WHAT Oh my lord. What did you just say Stop Stop Stop the tape right now.
Of course setting Twitter on fire is the goal these days. So when Goldberg made the announcement on Wednesday s show with a dose of confetti the vibe was all hugs and we re one big family.
Welcome welcome welcome Goldberg yelled.
Guys I am so happy. I remember coming on The View when I was 15 years old for The Cheetah Girls ' Symon said name checking another Disney Channel project and turning to her new co hosts I m very happy to be sitting with these smart talented mentors.
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