Yahoo Lifestyle Joy Behar calls out “View” costars during “Bridgerton” sex scene segment: 'This is one horny panel'
“The sensual nature in how the build-up is, it takes me places just watching it,” Sara Haines said about the Netflix series.
Joy Behar poked fun at her View costars during an enthusiastic discussion about the six-minute-long sex scene depicted in a recent Bridgerton episode, dubbing them “one horny panel.”
Behar asked her fellow panelists to weigh in on the spicy scene during Friday’s episode, noting that it had received some backlash amongst the show’s fanbase because of its extended runtime. However, her costars only had positive things to say about the scene and the Netflix series, which dropped the second half of its third season yesterday, in general.
Sunny Hostin called the moment “beautiful,” specifically citing the importance of Colin (Luke Newton) asking Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) for her consent in the scene before Ana Navarro suddenly stopped her. “Please don’t spoil it,” Navarro interjected. “I haven’t watched it yet!”
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Alyssa Farah Griffin also jumped in to defend the scene, noting that Bridgerton's “steamy, romantic sex scenes” are “literally what we tune in for” in the first place. Sara Haines chimed in to add that just watching the show has a physical effect on her.
“The sensual nature in how the build-up is, it takes me places just watching it,” she said. “I can’t be alone!”
In response to her admission, a laughing Behar declared, “This is one horny panel.”
Hostin also emphasized the importance of Bridgerton executive producer Shonda Rhimes making sure that the series is written for the "female gaze," which led Haines to cheekily grab her coffee cup and add, “I haven’t stopped gazing.”
Behar lated admitted that she could see the potential benefits in watching the show. “I think it’s good. It enhances marriages because you’re sick of each other after a while,” she said. “And then this gets you going again.”
Haines seemingly agreed with her assessment. “My husband knows when I’m watching Bridgerton,” she said, making a show of opening her eyes especially wide in excitement as her cohosts laughed. “It rewards everyone.”
Hostin added, “These are very, very sexy and they’re beautifully shot, and the clothing is beautiful, and the words are beautiful, and there’s British accents, I mean, I could watch it forever.”
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