Joy Behar was once fired from “Good Morning America”

Joy Behar was once fired from Good Morning America for a very surprising reason.

The long-time co-host of View revealed on Friday’s episode that she was fired from ABC’s sister show because of poor performance as a receptionist.

“First of all, I would like to say that many years ago I was fired from Good Morning America,” Behar, 80, blurted out while talking to guest Kumail Nanjiani, who was shocked by the unexpected discovery.

“I was the worst receptionist they’ve ever had!” she insisted, prompting co-host Sara Haines to vouch for a “true story”.

“So I got fired and they took me to Chippendales as a parting gift,” Behar continued, explaining to Nanjiani – who stars in Hulu’s “Welcome to Chippendales” miniseries – that she’s been involved in anything male striptease. offer, including “put[ting] money with guys, you know, something.

“It’s great!” raved, to which co-host Sunny Hostin agreed and added, “Chippendales is a fun place!”

“Anyway, I know the Chippendales,” Behar said to Nanjiani, who burst out laughing.

After regaining his composure, the 44-year-old actor said of the daytime TV star’s hilarious story: “So it was a good day and a bad day for you. You lost your job, but you gained so much more.”

Chuckling, Behar agreed.

He has a reputation as a person who can easily handle a pink jump.

In 2013, the media personality was fired from “The View”, where she had been a panelist since the talk show’s inception in 1997.

“I was glad to be fired. Basically, for some reason, I was fed up with this program at this point. I don’t even remember why, she said Time said June this year.

Ramin Setoodeh – who wrote “Ladies Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story of ‘The View'” – provided additional insight into Behar’s solution. He told the magazine that she offered to leave immediately, while Elisabeth Hasselbeck – who was also spanked that day – burst into tears.

Behar continued to be a guest co-host throughout 2014 and 2015 before being asked to return to the regular role.