“So… so many issues I might say about Barbara Walters,” the discuss present host, who co-hosted The View between 2007 and 2014, wrote on Instagram. “Barbara was robust on me, however she was robust on these she liked. Barbara gave me an opportunity to develop. She inspired me (no… she TOLD me) to talk up or be left behind. She instructed me to by no means take No for a solution.”

She continued, “Barbara consistently liked on my son Jeffrey (youngsters weren’t allowed in her dressing room, however Jeffrey was all the time welcome & he made her smile). Each time Barbara got here into my dressing room and imperiously stated ‘Sherri I wish to have dinner with you’, I quaked in my 6″ stilletos questioning what hassle I used to be on this time. However as soon as we bought to the restaurant, Barbara held my hand & we laughed all nite lengthy.”

Shepherd stated she instructed Walters she “all the time wished to finish our night with a sleepover in matching pj’s,” including, “you possibly can think about the look on her face. She additionally recalled working with Elisabeth Hasselbeck throughout her time on The View. “@elisabethhasselbeck & I have been like Barbara’s naughty teenage daughters,” she stated. “We have been all the time saying one thing that bought us in hassle and Barbara was the Mom Lion all the time defending us.”

Shepherd continued, “Thanks Barbara for giving a shy woman who did not prefer to debate a seven 12 months likelihood of a lifetime. You believing in me has modified my life. Thanks for permitting me to seek out my voice and inspiring me to fly. You have been my Instructor, my Mom and my Buddy. I really like you Girl #myhearthurts #barbarawalters #rip #savorthememories #takealittletimetoenjoytheview #helloimbarbarawalters.”