Joy Behar Makes Rare Revelation About Her 1st Marriage on ‘The View’: ‘I Was a Virgin’

Joy Behar’s latest revelation about her first marriage certainly left everyone talking. The TV host shared an anecdote about her relationship with ex Joseph Behar during a recent episode of The View.

“I got married the first time so young that I was a size 10 and a virgin,” Joy, 82, told her cohosts during the episode while they were chatting about weight loss drugs. In particular, they discussed people who are getting married and opting to go on weight loss medications before their big day to lose weight. Joy was pointing out that weight loss drugs weren’t around back when she walked down the aisle for the first time, per TV Insider.

Her costars were audibly shocked by the marriage confession, but the ABC personality is known for making bold statements on the program and has always done so throughout her many seasons as a cohost.

Joy was married to her first husband, Joe, from 1965 to 1981. They welcomed their daughter, Eve Behar, in 1970. The comedian went on to marry her second husband, Steve Janowitz, in 2011 after 29 years of dating.

After Joy made the remark during the episode, the conversation carried on with the other cohosts making admissions about weight gain and weight loss. Sara Haines talked about an experience she had at a dress fitting for a wedding that she was a bridesmaid in.

“I went and I said, ‘I’ll be losing weight, so let’s just make it a little smaller,’” she remembered the fitting. “I gained five to 10 pounds, and two days before, [the seamstress] was like, ‘We’re going to have to find [something else].’ I looked like when you wrap a gift and run out of space!”

“I gain five pounds overnight,” costar Ana Navarro chimed in about her own weight loss experience. “A good night of drinking, I’m five pounds heavier the morning after.”

Joy rarely shares tidbits about her marriage, however, she did make some rare admissions about her relationship with Steve during a May 2024 episode of The View‘s “Behind the Table” podcast. The Baby Boom actress revealed what she and her husband fight about the most.

“First of all, it’s always about the car,” Joy shared. “He has autoimmune deficiencies, and so whenever he’s behind the wheel or in the back seat, god forbid, we have a driver. He’s a back seat driver, a front seat driver.”

“Why am I not a great driver? Because I’ve been with him for 40 years, and he completely has made me into a nervous driver because he’s always criticizing how I drive,” she continued. “I went into one farmstand, and I have to suffer for the rest of my life.”

She also reflected on a vacation to Italy that they went on when The View went on hiatus last year for spring break.

“And also, we were in Italy together for 10 days, just the two of us,” the New York native remarked. “It’s too much closeness. Come on, day and night. And then we come back, and we’re together on the weekend, day and night.”