30 Facts About Elisabeth Hasselbeck

Elisabeth DelPadre Hasselbeck is an American retired television personality and talk show host.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck married NFL quarterback Tim Hasselbeck the following year.

From 2003 to 2013, Elisabeth Hasselbeck appeared as a co-host on the ABC daytime talk show The View, where she became known for her conservative views on sociopolitical issues.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck is the daughter of architect Kenneth Filarski and school teacher and lawyer Elizabeth DelPadre.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck then attended Boston College, where she captained the women's softball team for two seasons, winning consecutive Big East championships.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck started working for Puma in 1998, while attending Boston College.

In 2001, Hasselbeck was cast in Survivor: The Australian Outback, and was originally a member of the Kucha tribe alongside Rodger Bingham, Nick Brown, Alicia Calaway, Debb Eaton, Kimmi Kappenberg, Michael Skupin, and Jeff Varner.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck swayed the votes of Ogakor members [Tina Wesson] and [Colby Donaldson] her way, and had [Jerri Manthey] voted out.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck then became the sole remaining Kucha member and was voted out next on day 39, receiving fourth place and becoming the sixth jury member.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck was one of two people who were asked to return for Survivor: All-Stars and declined, the other being Colleen Haskell of Survivor: Borneo.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck was a judge at the Miss Teen USA 2001 pageant.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck was one of a number of women who guest-hosted to replace outgoing The View co-host Lisa Ling, who left the show at the end of 2002.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck became a permanent co-host on November 24,2003.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck threatened to quit, but producer Bill Geddie convinced her to come back to the set.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck hugged Walters, sat on her lap, and ended up backing off from her threat to quit.

On May 23,2007, Elisabeth Hasselbeck was involved in a heated on-air argument with co-host Rosie O'Donnell concerning the war in Iraq, which she supported and O'Donnell opposed.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck responded "defend your own insinuations," adding that she should not have to defend anyone else's words for them, especially when that person has a forum in which to present a defense.

On March 8,2013, there were widespread media reports that Elisabeth Hasselbeck was going to be fired from the show, effective at the end of the season, allegedly because of market research polling that showed viewers thought her views were too conservative.

However, on the March 11,2013 episode of the show, Walters said that the rumors were "particularly false" and that there are "no plans for Elisabeth Hasselbeck to leave this show".

Since departing Elisabeth Hasselbeck returned on May 15,2014 along with other former co-hosts to celebrate Barbara Walters' retirement.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck returned to the show as a guest on March 26,2019 where she confirmed for the first time that she had been fired in 2013.

On March 11,2020 Elisabeth Hasselbeck served as a guest co-host.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck returned in August 2022 as a guest-co-host, as part of the show's 25th anniversary season, in which former hosts made return appearances.

On July 6,2002, Elisabeth Hasselbeck married her college boyfriend, professional football quarterback Tim Elisabeth Hasselbeck.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck is a Christian, and in August 2014, she condemned the persecution of Christians in Iraq, as well as the removal of Bibles from hotel rooms in the United States.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck was a speaker at the Republican National Conventions in both 2004 and 2008.

On October 26,2008, Elisabeth Hasselbeck appeared at Republican rallies in Florida, introducing vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck is a supporter of breast cancer awareness initiatives in the form of an Internet-only PSA on breast cancer diagnosis.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck has written a book on the subject, The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide, which has appeared on several best-seller lists.

In 2011, Elisabeth Hasselbeck introduced NoGii, her line of gluten-free nutritional products for children and adults.