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The View: Behind the Table

Abby Huntsman On Her Time At 'The View': 'A Lot More To That Story'

The View: Behind the Table

ABC News

Tv & Film

4.72.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Our friend and former co‑host Abby Huntsman sits down with Brian Teta to reflect on her time at 'The View'—and why the headlines don’t always capture what her experience was really like. She opens up about how her political views have evolved over the last four years and why she feels more secure than ever in what she believes. Abby shares about how growing up in a military family has shaped who she is and why conversations about the war in Iran feel deeply personal. They also discuss the 'American Idol' cast joining the show — and Brian Teta clears up recent headlines involving Joy Behar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:37.8

Well, thank you very much. I feel relaxed. It's my favorite part of the View, too.

0:44.8

We're bringing Huntsman back. This is it. Bringing Huntsman back. This is it.

0:49.3

Bringing Huntsman. You know, my sisters, when my dad was running for president in 2012,

0:53.3

it was right when Twitter came out.

0:56.3

And we were kind of having fun showing people behind the scenes.

1:00.2

And it was right when Justin Timberlick had his song out.

1:03.5

I'm well aware of this.

1:04.5

Oh, and so we made a song.

1:06.8

We're bringing, I don't think it went anywhere.

1:09.0

And it was so embarrassing.

1:09.9

It became, so when you were on the show. Herman Kane. Do you? Yes, I do. Leave that in. So this became iconic for fans of the show when you were here because they dug it up when you were on the show. So do you remember that old podcast Dejao, The View that used to be on? Oh yes. Yes. They're great.

1:27.8

Every show they would end by playing a clip of you doing that. Bring an husband back. They would say hit it, Abby, and then they would start doing that. And your fans were the little hunties. That is the cutest. It was the best. Now I've got three fans, depending on the day, which are my children. I'm not really sure what to. I showed my kids a photo on Monday of the show.

1:47.1

Yeah.

1:47.6

And I said, oh, like, what? depending on the day which are my children. I'm not really sure what. I showed my kids a photo on Monday of the show.

1:47.1

Yeah.

1:47.6

And I said, oh, like, what are you thinking?

1:48.9

My son goes, well, you look kind of pretty. Oh, he's a six-year-old. I said, hey, kids say the darnest things, though. I love it. They humble you. My 11-year-old, Lily, was saying, because I was mentioning who's on the show, and we talk about what my day is like before I go in and what's going to happen.

2:02.2

And I said, well, we have one of our older hosts coming back. Do you remember Abby? And she was very young when you were on the show. And she's like, I do. And she goes, that's so funny. She left because she just had babies. And now she's filling in for Alyssa, which is pretty great. They're smart. Yeah. They're paying attention.

2:17.6

And now they're older.

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