Barbara Walters, who was sidelined for more than a month as she recovered from the chicken pox and a concussion, will return to “The View” on Monday.
The veteran TV journalist phoned into a live taping of “The View” and announced that she’s rested and ready to moderate the daytime show once again.
“Like it or not, I’m coming back on the show again,” Walters said. “No more chicken pox. … I haven’t been contagious for a while, but they wanted me to have rest, and I’ve had enough rest and I’m ready to come back.”
Walters, 83, was absent from the show since Jan. 22. She was hospitalized on Jan. 19 after fainting and cutting her head at the British ambassador’s residence in DC during inauguration weekend.
She announced in a phone call to her ABC morning show on Jan. 28 that she had chickenpox and a fever at the time but didn’t realize it. She said she suffered a concussion and got six stitches. Walters was released 10 days later and since then, has been resting in her New York home.