'The View' Co-Host Says Barbara Walters Made Her 'Cry for Three Years' During Struggles on the Show

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00:00The View co-host says Barbara Walters made her cry for three years during struggles on the show.

00:05A former star of The View has made a shocking allegation against the late Barbara Walters,

00:11RadarOnline.com can reveal. During an appearance on the Jamie Kern Lima show,

00:16Sherry Shepard opened up about her unpleasant experience with Walters.

00:20Sherry Shepard learned to find her voice on The View. Shepard admitted,

00:24I did cry for three years, saying Barbara Walters made her cry during her early years on The View.

00:30She credited the experience with helping her find her voice and confidence,

00:34joking that Walters taught her a deeper voice projects authority.

00:38Sherry Shepard confessed Barbara Walters was hard on her.

00:42Regardless of that being a positive thing, Shepard noted Walters was hard on her.

00:47She was like, read a book, know why you're saying what you're saying,

00:50be able to defend what you're saying. It's okay if you fall.

00:52It's okay if you make a mistake. And that's what I learned, she added.

00:56Shepard spent seven years on The View, leaving in 2014, and called it one of the best experiences

01:02of her life. She admitted she was initially fearful and shy, struggling to speak up,

01:07but learned to express herself and assert her opinions on the show.

01:11Rosie O'Donnell convinced Sherry Shepard to negotiate a higher salary.

01:16Shepard admitted she was initially nervous to challenge her co-hosts, but with guidance from

01:20her producing partner, learned to stand by her opinions and stop censoring herself.

01:24She also revealed Rosie O'Donnell encouraged her to negotiate a higher salary,

01:29noting executives were reluctant and that she could have earned more in a sitcom while

01:33raising a son with special needs.

01:36What did Sherry Shepard learn from Barbara Walters?

01:39Shepard revealed that she was initially offered $400,000 on The View, while her co-hosts earned

01:44$500,000. She eventually negotiated over $1 million and earned $2 million by her departure.

01:51Reflecting on Barbara Walters after her 2022 death, Shepard shared Walters' advice,

01:57you have to speak up or you will get left behind.