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ForStar Jones,The Viewis in her rearview.
“Oh, no. I mean, I’ve done it,” the newDivorce Courtjudge, 60, exclusively tells PEOPLE when asked about returning as co-host on the long-running daytime talk show.
“I’ve come back many times to guest with them. I love the ladies,” she explains, “but they’re doing their show and one does not go back. One moves forward.”
“I had a wonderful, crazy over-the-top experience,” she adds.
Jones was an original co-host onThe Viewwhen it premiered in 1997.Barbara Walters,Meredith Vieira,Debbie MatenopoulosandJoy Beharwere also a part of the panel.
In 2006, Jones left the series after nine seasons but has since made multiple guest appearances.
Behar,Whoopi Goldberg,Sunny Hostin,Sara Haines,Alyssa Farah GriffinandAna Navarromake upthe current panel. “It’s a great cast right now,” says Jones.
Season 1 of The View.Steve Fenn/ABC
Even though her days as a full-time cast member are over, Jones still keeps up with her former colleagues. She reveals the crew recently got together to celebratethe show’s milestone 25th anniversary.
“We went to our favorite restaurant in New York. We went to Avra. And it was hilarious to watch all the people around us try to eavesdrop on our conversation, because, of course, you want to be a fly on the wall when it’s the four of us because we were trash-talking,” she continues. “It was hilarious. We had so much fun. We really did. And I was glad to see them.”
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Jones says her former cast mates have also been “very supportive” of her next venture, where she istaking the judge stand onDivorce Court. This series will allow her to tap into her legal expertise as well as her background in television.
Jones had also been “a fan” of the popular series before coming on board.
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source: people.com
