It wouldn’t be a proper celebration of The View‘s landmark 30th season without an appearance from Candace Cameron Bure. The Full House star co-hosted the Emmy Award-winning talk show for Seasons 19 and 20. During her time on The View, Bure never shied away from sharing her conservative views and willingly engaged in lively debates with her more liberal-leaning co-hosts. The last time Bure appeared on the program was back in 2024. 

Any anxiety Bure might have felt about returning to The View was quelled before she stepped on the show’s stage because Bure knew she and the women “weren’t going to talk politics” since they had plenty of other topics to cover. The most important subject was Bure’s recent success on World’s Toughest Test: Special Forces, where she completed the selection process alongside Collin Gosselin and Alexia Umansky. “It’s a huge accomplishment, even though it’s reality TV,” said Bure when she visited the DECIDER studio. “I turned 50 this year. I’m really proud that I hung in there physically and mentally.”

Over the series’ five seasons, only 12 celebrities have completed the course. Out of those 12 celebrities, 8 have been women. After experiencing what these recruits have suffered through on Special Forces, Bure wasn’t surprised at all by that statistic. “You have so many professional [male] athletes that are built and in great shape and yet, often those have been the first people to leave the show,” noted Bure. “I think that [women] have a mental strength that sets us apart, and that’s why so many women endure in this challenge.”

So which one of Bure’s former colleagues on The View was most impressed by her success on Special Forces? “Joy Behar was the most impressed,” revealed Bure. “She couldn’t believe that I was 50!” Along with turning 50 this year, Bure also became a grandmother. Her son, Lev Bure, and his wife, Elliott Bure, welcomed their son, Bond Leo, back in September. Her daughter, Natasha Bure, recently welcomed a daughter, Winnie Helaine, with her husband, Bradley Steven Perry, this past October. 

Bure’s new status as a grandmother came as a shock to Behar as well. “It was blowing her mind that I have grandchildren now,” shared Bure. Bure took Behar’s astonishment as a compliment.  “I adore Joy, I really do,” said Bure.  “It was fun for me.” 

Will The View fans have to wait another 2 years to see Bure pay another visit to the show’s iconic table? Given the success of her most recent appearance, we think not!