Video: Sneak Peek - Rosie O'Donnell Talks Exit from 'The View' & More on DR. OZ

By: Feb. 12, 2015
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This Friday, Dr. Oz welcomes award-winning actress, Rosie O'Donnell, who opens up about the health of her heart after her weight loss surgery and how it changed her life as well as her decision to leave her post on ABC's 'The View'. Check out a sneak peek below!

On leaving The View, O'Donnell shares: "When I told them, I said 'I'm having way too much stress, my doctor has recommended that I not do a daily show any more' and they listened and they were kind and they said ok. I was surprised really because you don't know. All I know is this, I was having way too much stress and for somebody that had a near fatal heart attack, that's a very bad way to live. I did this documentary and I tried to make people learn, especially women, what causes a heart attack and how to survive it... but as my documentary on heart disease was about to air, I was getting sicker."

On the diets she tried, O'Donnell comments: "I went to the internet and I looked up where Bill Clinton did that weird diet and I went on that diet. Basically, impossible, in my opinion, but I did that diet for a couple months. I went vegan for a couple months. I just couldn't do it."

On her fear of dumping, O'Donnell states: "I had thought about Gastric Bypass before, but I was always concerned about some of the side effects... the dumping, which is a common one for people... it was terrifying to me, who has a mild phobia of pee or poop in public... that's me! I can hold it all day, haven't gone since 6am. Don't worry I won't wet the seat!"

On if she thinks she's beautiful, O'Donnell says: "No, but I like when my kids tell me I am. I don't think that, but I think that I'm working on that."

On her weight loss after surgery, O'Donnell shares: "It's not like all of a sudden you change and, boom, you lose the weight, everything's fine, you got on a size 10, life is great. You're having amazing sex. Nothing is wrong. It doesn't work that way. So all of the stuff that you carry with you as a heavy person in the world will still be there when you're a thin person in the world."

Rosie O'Donnell's appearance on The Dr. Oz Show, air date: Friday, February 13, 2015.

Photo credit: Sony Pictures Television



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