Overview

• She told The Jamie Kern Lima Show on Sept. 23 that she avoided voting because of her Jehovah’s Witness upbringing, which emphasizes political neutrality, and began voting after joining The View.
• She recalled Barbara Walters urging her to educate herself with the blunt advice, “Dear, read a book,” which she says set her on a path to get informed.
• Whoopi Goldberg pressed her to articulate her own perspective during on-air discussions, prompting her to think independently about issues.
• Joy Behar advised her to stop trying to represent every group and to speak her own truth, warning that “the moment you open your mouth, half the world is gonna hate you.”
• She credits those lessons from her 2007–2014 tenure on The View with helping her step out of her comfort zone and ultimately launch her syndicated talk show, Sherri.