- Candace Cameron Bure opened up about her time on The View from 2015-2016 for her Good Housekeeping May cover story.
- The Fuller House actress shared that she actually declined ABC's offer to join the panel "several times" before eventually accepting a co-hosting position.
- Candace calls her stint on The View "the most difficult job" she's had to date, but is "really happy for the experience."
Though The View now stars Whoopi Goldberg, Meghan McCain, Sunny Hostin, Ana Navarro-Cárdenas, and Joy Behar, Fuller House actress Candace Cameron Bure used to co-host the ABC daytime show from 2015 to 2016. Interestingly enough, when talking to Good Housekeeping for her May cover story, Candace revealed that she initially didn't want the job at all.
"The funny thing is, sometimes what you end up doing is what you least expected," she says. "I never pursued that show, but they pursued me, and it was very unexpected. I tried to say no, I did say no several times."
The thing is though, she felt like "they wouldn't let her say no." As she puts it, it was "one of those things where [it was just] fate."
In the end, the more ABC pushed and she hesitated, the more Candace felt all the signs were pointing her to give it a try.
"I love to grow and be challenged," Candace began. "And that's exactly what it was. So I was up for the challenge and I'm glad that I did it."
Candace ended up leaving The View in 2016, citing her busy work schedule and the desire to spend more time with her family as reasons why. But would she ever do it again?
"I love the talk show format. I will do that again in a heartbeat. But something that's a little lighter and more fun. Not so political."
While opening up further about her time on The View — which she spent alongside Whoopi, Joy, Raven-Symoné, Michelle Collins, and Paula Faris — Candace called her gig "the most difficult job" she's had to date. For one, she found keeping up on politics and current events "tiring."
Beyond that, Candace explained that there was an added stress of knowing that her fellow co-hosts and the New York City-based audience would probably not agree with her conservative views: "It's harder, so you always feel like you're fighting to speak your opinion."
Despite the challenges, Candace reiterated that she has no regrets about her stint on the program.
"I am really happy for the experience. It helped me grow a lot."
