After Star Jones quit ‘The View’ abruptly back in 2006, taking everyone (including her co-workers) by surprise, I didn’t think I’d ever see her return to that set! But today Star returned and participated in two segments on the show with her former friends and co-stars.

Barbara Walters announced:

“I can say this genuinely: I am so happy to welcome back Star Jones!”

Addressing the drama surrounding her exit, Star said:

“I take full responsibility for my own behavior, but I won’t take responsibility if I did not make a decision I couldn’t live with. I made the decision to go out on my own terms, to control it, so that if I was ever invited back, I would feel good about it.”

Barbara added:

“To say we were surprised is putting it mildly.”

They even addressed the fact that Star didn’t want anyone to know she had undergone gastric bypass surgery. At the time, Star was adamant that she lost weight from eating right and exercise, but viewers were always suspicious about it. Her co-workers knew the truth and Barbara admitted they lied for her: “Because we loved you, we did lie.”