Candace Cameron Bure return to The View is set: the actress will appear as a guest on Friday, Nov. 13, weeks after she disclosed that she had declined an invitation tied to the daytime talk show’s 30th season.
The former co-host, 50, will join the panel alongside Joy Behar, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines and Ana Navarro. Whoopi Goldberg is typically absent from the Hot Topics table on Fridays, according to the show’s customary lineup.
Bure’s visit is likely to include promotion for two current projects. She is a contestant on Season 5 of “Special Forces: World’s Toughest,” and her holiday film “A Second Chance Christmas” premiered last month on Great American Family, where she serves as chief content officer.
A scheduling conflict, not a closed door
During an October conversation with Entertainment Weekly, Bure explained why she had not accepted the earlier invitation. The offer coincided with the week her daughter gave birth, she said, and she did not want to be away from home during that time.
Even so, Bure described herself as receptive to coming back. The new booking suggests the timing has now worked out.
From full-time panelist to occasional guest
Bure sat at the table as a permanent co-host during Seasons 19 and 20, which aired from 2015 to 2016. Her most recent appearance on the program came in 2024.
She has been candid about the difficulty of the job. In a 2021 interview with People, she described her tenure as one of the hardest roles she has held, citing the show’s heavy political focus and the strain of commuting between Los Angeles and New York each week to be with her family on weekends.
Bure also said the program she expected to join was lighter than the version that ultimately aired, and that the political turn became all-consuming. She compared the workload to being back in school with several hours of homework each night.
Despite that assessment, she has said she would not want a permanent seat again but that returning as a guest feels familiar.
A busy week on the set
Bure’s Friday appearance is part of a packed guest roster. The week’s lineup also includes Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, former “Reading Rainbow” host LeVar Burton and news host Rachel Maddow. Thursday’s episode will be devoted to Goldberg’s 71st birthday.
Bure first became widely known for her role on “Full House” and has since built a career that includes holiday films and executive work at Great American Family. Her political views have drawn attention over the years, and she frequently clashed with more liberal co-hosts during her time on the show.
For now, the focus is on her return as a guest rather than a permanent panelist — a distinction Bure has been clear about since leaving the table.
