Who Are The View Hosts Dating and Married to in Real Life? One Love Story Started on a Dating App!

“Have a great day and take a little time to enjoy The View.” That familiar sign-off has closed out countless episodes of the long-running daytime talk show since its 1997 debut. Created by legendary journalist Barbara Walters, The View was envisioned as a space where women from different generations and backgrounds could come together for lively, unfiltered conversations.

And while we’ve watched the hosts tackle politics, pop culture, and everything in between at the iconic Hot Topics table, many fans wonder about the lives they lead when the cameras stop rolling—especially when it comes to love. So who are the women of The View married to or dating in real life?

Let’s take a peek behind the scenes and into the hearts of the women behind the table.

Whoopi Goldberg: Unapologetically Single

Since joining The View in 2007, EGOT-winning actress and comedian Whoopi Goldberg has brought bold opinions and biting humor to daytime TV. Off screen, Goldberg is proudly single—and makes no apologies for it.

She’s been married three times: first to Alvin Martin (1973–1979), with whom she shares daughter Alexandrea Martin; then to cinematographer David Claessen (1986–1988); and later to union organizer Lyle Trachtenberg (1994–1995).

In between, she had high-profile relationships with actors Ted Danson and Frank Langella, among others—but these days, Whoopi says she’s happiest on her own.

Joy Behar: From Nudist Colony to “I Do”

Original co-host Joy Behar has been making audiences laugh—and think—since the very first season of The View (with a short break during Seasons 17 and 18). But her love life? It’s just as colorful as her commentary.

Behar was first married to college professor Joe Behar in 1965, with whom she has a daughter, Eve. After their split, she met her current husband, Steve Janowitz, in a place few would expect: a semi-nudist colony in 1982.

“I was clothed, he was not,” she once quipped on the show. After nearly 30 years together, they tied the knot in 2011—just as marriage equality was gaining legal ground.

Sunny Hostin: A Meet-Cute at Church

Lawyer and author Sunny Hostin joined the panel in 2016, bringing a sharp legal mind and powerful personal stories. One of those stories? Her romance with orthopedic surgeon Emmanuel Hostin.

The couple met at a church in Maryland in 1996. Sunny says she followed him to a nearby bagel shop to strike up a conversation. “He tells people we met at the bagel shop,” she wrote in her memoir, I Am These Truths. “But I say it was in church—he just hadn’t seen me yet.”

They’ve been married since 1998 and share two children, Gabriel and Paloma.

Sara Haines: A Modern Love Story

Sara Haines, known for her warmth and wit, has been a co-host on The View on and off since 2016. Unlike some of her co-hosts, her love story started in a thoroughly modern way: on a dating app—for a TV segment!

Haines met her husband, attorney Max Shifrin, in 2012 after creating a dating profile on OkCupid for a Good Morning America segment. The match was instant. They married in 2014 and are now parents to three kids: Alec, Sandra, and Caleb.

“I believe you have to create your own luck,” Haines once told Yahoo! Lifestyle. “I wasn’t meeting anyone in a produce aisle, so I took matters into my own hands.”

Alyssa Farah Griffin: Political Strategist in Love

One of the newer additions to The View, conservative commentator Alyssa Farah Griffin joined the panel in 2022. Her love life, however, is decidedly bipartisan.

She married Justin Griffin, a business and communications consultant, in 2021 after getting engaged in 2020. Though they haven’t welcomed kids yet, they’re proud parents to a pup named Herbie, who frequently pops up in their Instagram posts.

Ana Navarro: From Political Rivals to Soulmates

CNN commentator and political powerhouse Ana Navarro joined The View as a regular co-host in 2022, and her love story is just as compelling as her fiery on-air debates.

Navarro married lawyer and former GOP chairman Al Cárdenas in 2019—but their relationship started on opposite sides of the political aisle. The two met during the 2008 election cycle, clashing in televised debates before falling for each other years later.

“We were at war,” she said of their early dynamic. “I always took advantage of Al because he was so chivalrous and wouldn’t throw punches like I would.”

Now happily married, the couple has learned to separate politics from their personal life—a balance Navarro calls key to their enduring relationship.

Behind the Table, Real Lives and Real Love

From longtime marriages to chance encounters at dating apps and bagel shops, the women of The View lead full and fascinating lives outside the studio. Their personal stories are as layered, complex, and real as the debates they host each morning—proving that behind every opinion is a woman with a unique journey, and often, a very unexpected love story.