Sherri Shepherd says Barbara Walters told her she should be a lesbian
Co-hosts of The View got together on Tuesday to pay tribute to the late Barbara Walters, who created the famous daytime talk show in 1997.While sitting with Whoopi Goldberg, Lisa Ling, and Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd, 55, shared a funny anecdote of Walters - who passed on Friday at the age of 93.Shepherd revealed that the renowned journalist once told her she should 'be a lesbian' and avoid marrying men who 'take her money' during her bridal shower, which Walters threw for her.
Brutally honest: Sherri Shepherd, 55, shared a funny anecdote of her former The View co-host Barbara Walters, who passed on Friday at the age of 93; Pictured 2009'She said, "You always get with these men who take your money!
All the time! Stop getting married to men that take your money. You need to be a lesbian,"' Shepherd - who joined The View in 2007 and left in 2014 - remembered.
Walters then reportedly added, 'But with your luck, they’d take your money, too.' The ladies laughed it up and agreed that Walters could be brutally honest like that.
