Why was Sara Haines absent from The View?
USA Today • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Sara Haines returned to “The View” on September 17 after missing the previous day's episode to share that her father-in-law had passed away following a week in hospice care.
- She expressed the emotional impact of the loss, explaining that while the family anticipated his passing, the reality brought a surge of emotions she had been holding back.
- Haines highlighted the close relationship between her husband, Max Shifrin, and his father, describing him as Max’s “North Star” and the most important person in his life.
- Max had been away during his father’s final days but has since returned home to be with Haines and their children as they support each other through the grief.
- Haines addressed speculation about her absence, revealing she learned of the death shortly before the show and stepped away to cope, with her cohosts initially only briefly acknowledging her absence.
