Kate Gosselin to Guest Host View

(NEWSER) - Kate Gosselin, whose so-called reverse-mullet hairdo has been among her claims to fame, showed off a new cut today on ABC’s The View, where she’s been filling in as a guest co-host, E! reports. “Isn’t it cute?” she gushed as her colleagues fawned over the look. More»

(NEWSER) - Elisabeth Hasselbeck is expecting her third child in August, and the pregnancy came as a surprise, People reports. “I didn't even know for 2 months,” the co-host told her friends on The View today, noting that she and her husband “were thoroughly happy with the surprise of it.” Hasselbeck said she had chalked up her lethargy to election fatigue, but “no—I was knocked up and didn’t realize it!” More»

Compassionate conservative, or 'Weeper of the House?'

(NEWSER) - John Boehner, widely mocked for choking up during his victory speech last month, turned on the waterworks again during a 60 Minutes interview, leaving pundits, and the ladies of The View, wondering whether the incoming speaker of the House is compassionate—or just a crybaby. "A sensitive side isn't what the country wants to see in a strong leader," Republican strategist Ed Rollins tells ABC News . "He's got to show strength and leadership and a willingness to stand up to the president. You never saw Pelosi crying." More»

Her appeal could be ruined by non-controversial gig

(NEWSER) - Elisabeth Hasselbeck has gained quite a following for her constant stream of did-she-really-just-say-that moments on The View, not to mention the fact that she always seems just a hair-trigger away from breaking down in tears. But will Hasselbeck’s popularity follow her to her new stint on Good Morning America? After all, the reason we watch her is because of “the possibility she might go ape at any moment," writes Mary Elizabeth Williams on Salon —and that possibility is distinctly absent in her role as a “parenting and family issues” correspondent. More»

The View co-host starts contributor gig Monday

(NEWSER) - Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the View co-host who made Erin Andrews cry and is probably the bane of Rosie O’Donnell’s existence , is joining Good Morning America. Hasselbeck will cover family and lifestyle topics, and her first segment (airing Monday) will be about kids with tattoos, People reports. Don’t worry, View lovers, Hasselbeck is only a GMA contributor—for now. To read up on her most recent controversy, click here . More»