The musical chairs of co-hosts on “The View” are about to fill up again on the heels of last week’s abrupt departures of Sherri Shepherd and Jenny McCarthy.
We hear ABC has extended an offer to Mario Cantone to join the cast — the first time a man has been offered a full-time seat on the show.
Meanwhile, ABC seems determined to do whatever it takes to get Rosie O’Donnell back on the program.
“They’ve made a pretty firm offer to get Rosie back. Obviously, there’s some concern of having Whoopi Goldberg and Rosie on the same show, but comedians are much less afraid to say what’s on their minds than actors,” said one insider.
But sources say there’s also talk of adding a rotating cast of Broadway stars, such as Idina Menzel or Bernadette Peters, to bring more performances to the show.
An ABC rep sniffed, “Any specific names at this point are rumor and speculation. No decision has been made, and we are not to ready to make any announcements.”
Meanwhile, executive producer Bill Geddie appears to still be onboard.
Although we’d heard he might be on his way out, sources told us in April that ABC had signed him to a new contract to keep him “for the foreseeable future.”
The rep insisted Geddie will continue as EP.