The View fans petition for ex-host Michelle Collins to join Today with Hoda Kotb after she fills in for Jenna Bush Hager
FANS are begging for The View alum Michelle Collins to join NBC’s Today on a full-time basis.
It comes after the comedian made a fill-in appearance for Jenna Bush Hager, 40, alongside Hoda Kotb.
While Jenna is out on vacation, Michelle, 41, joined Today co-host Hoda, 57, for two episodes this week.
Many Today fans loved seeing former The View panelist Michelle on their screens again, and began barraging social media with pleas for NBC to welcome her as full-time co-host.
Taking to Twitter, one wrote: "Michelle is the absolute perfect permanent fill-in… she brings out the best in Hoda.”
Another agreed: “You [Michelle] need to be on all time.”
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A third chimed in: “So enjoying your co-hosting with Hoda! You [Michelle] are beautiful, funny, and so fun!”
REAR-VIEW MIRROR
Michelle currently works as a radio host on SiriusXM after she was fired from The View in 2016.
The Florida-native was part of ABC’s daytime staple for less than a year, getting the boot because show executives were unhappy with her contributions to Hot Topics debates.
ABC lost advertisers after Michelle appeared to criticize nurses in one discussion, and she also came under fire for describing Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina’s face as “demented.”
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After she was let go by the network, Michelle thanked her former co-hosts on The View for being “an incredibly hardworking group of talented people.”
Michelle also gave special thanks to show “icon” Whoopi Goldberg, 66, whom she claimed, “always had my back.”
NEW VIEW?
Meanwhile, fans of The View are expecting some big line-up changes.
According to the and an online fan theory, a replacement for Republican ex-panelist Meghan McCain will be announced before the current season ends in August.
Alyssa Farah Griffin, 33, has been named a frontrunner.
The ex communications director for former President Donald Trump has already made numerous guest co-host appearances after Meghan dramatically quit in July 2021.
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Meanwhile, many viewers would like to see longtime moderator Whoopi let go.
A petition earlier this year saw fans campaign to get the actress fired following controversial comments she made on-air about the Holocaust.
