The View fans shocked as Joy Behar returns to show with key change after she went ‘missing’ from program

JOY Behar has been looking pretty in pink lately.

And fans of The View can’t get enough of the host’s new style.

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Early on Tuesday’s show, before even introducing the first Hot Topic, co-host Whoopi Goldberg had to address the pink elephant in the room.

“Wait a minute. Before we do that, I want to point out one more thing,” Whoopi said, derailing the conversation and turning to 79-year-old Joy.

“Plop plop … fizz fizz … oh, what a relief it is,” she joked, mistaking the famous Alka-Seltzer jingle for Pepto Bismol.

“Are you looking at me?” Joy playfully asked as she stood up, took a few steps away from the table, and proudly showed off her pink suit jacket and pants.

Co-host Sunny Hostin then chimed-in: “I’ve been sitting next to you for the past five or six years – all black. She’s like in mourning every single day. Now there’s something happening.”

A visibly embarrassed Joy explained that it all started with the show’s wardrobe coordinator, who was ” sick of the black” and “couldn’t take it anymore.”

So she has been “Pepto Bismoling” it up, according to Joy.

As the crowd roared, Whoopi joked: “Ever since we started back you just have a glow.

“Are you pregnant?”

To which the pink powered presenter quickly quipped: “There’s a light in my vagina, and it’s emanating through my entire being.”

POSITIVELY PINK

Online, fans tweeted their love of Joy’s new look.

“Watching #TheView And To My Surprise #JoyBehar Has On PINK Not All BLACK,” one viewer shared. “She Look Fabulous. PINK Always Make A Lady Look Better/Feel Better. It Works For ME!”

Another added: Joy is sparkling joy. Doesn’t look one ounce her age. Keep the color going.”

One fan agreed: “Joy does look great this season so far. And I am loving the colors on her.”

And one viewer tweeted spread the love around: “(Joy) looks f**kin amazing in the pink suit this morning. The wardrobe has been on point lately.”

MISSING THE JOY

The pink outfit and cheery outlook also helped ease fans fears after Joy was missing from Monday’s show.

The daytime program has only just begun the second week of its new season.

Moderator Whoopi did not reveal why her co-host was out from the show.

This comes after the funny lady worried fans last season when she had a long, mysterious absence from the show.

In July, toward the end of season 25, Joy missed out on an entire week, and fans were left in the dark about the reason for her absence.

Upon Joy’s return, she revealed that she was actually out with a “bad virus.”

JOY FOR JOY

Joy has had a lot to be joyful about since the start of the new season.

After a lengthy summer hiatus, The View finally returned with its 26th season on September 6, and Joy shocked fans by revealing her major weight loss.

At the very beginning of the show, Whoopi told her that she looks “amazing” with enthusiastic agreement from the rest of the panel.

Joy said that she “lost some weight” in response to the compliments.

“You know when you lose weight, you look better sometimes,” she added.

Fans took notice of the change in Joy as well, one fan, in particular, writing: “Awesome! 🎉 You all look great! Especially @JoyVBehar!!”

The talk show has been back with new episodes ever since.

Joining Whoopi, Joy and Sunny at the table are Sara Haines, along with new co-hosts Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro.

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