Joy Behar.Photo:ABC/The View
ABC/The View
Joy Beharis reflecting on “traumatizing” childhood experiences of nudity.
On Friday’s episode ofThe View, the ladies were gathered for their daily Hot Topics discussion when they brought upBradley Cooper’s recent admission that he doesn’t mindbeing nude in his house— which is also home to his 6½-year-old daughterLea, who he shares with exIrina Shayk.
Bradley Cooper, February 2024.Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty
Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty
Speaking of her own childhood, Behar, 81, then recalled what she witnessed at the age of 10.
“I never saw anything when I was a child except when [my parents would] take me to Coney Island, and these men would wear these loose drawers, and Mr. Happy would fall out,” the New York native said, perEntertainment Weekly. “That was like, so traumatizing to me.”
Coney Island.Getty
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Behar added that she also saw nude women in the bath houses at the New York City beach destination.
Her cohosts then joined in with their own take on nudity within their households.
“I do not enjoy walking around naked,“Sara Hainessaid. “I’m not naked very often. I do not cover myself up immediately between my shower and my lotions when my kids come running in, because I’ve made a deliberate effort for them to not feel ashamed of their bodies and to remind them that it’s science.”
The View.ABC/The View
Before wrapping up the Cooper-inspired convo,Ana Navarrochimed in.
“I’m just glad I made it to 52 without seeing my father’s schlong or my mother’s hoo-hah,” the political strategist and commentator jokingly said. “That would put me in therapy.”
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In November 2023, Behar announced the upcoming release ofa new retrospective book.
The currently-untitled project will showcase, per the release, “Behar’s acute powers of observation and her ability to vividly recreate the little details and fleeting moments that make up a lifetime.”
Her book is expected to be released in late 2024 or early 2025, and will discuss topics such as relatives, hair, erections, bullies and romance.
source: people.com
