Why Jenny McCarthy wouldn't return to 'The View' – 'Over my dead body'

For Jenny McCarthy and "The View," there's no love lost.

The actress, 53, said in a recent appearance on "The Katie Miller Podcast" that she had been brought on to discuss "light, fluffy, and fun"  topics like reality television, but was plunged into the deep end when the show turned political. McCarthy cohosted "The View" during Season 17 from 2013 to 2014.

"Back then, I didn't consider myself to be a political person, which is why I thought I was perfect for the job. After a week, when they said they wanted to get political, I was like, 'Oh my God, what am I going to do?'" she said.

"They're like, 'Today we’re going to be discussing the hostage situation and whether the United States government should pay the ransom or not.' And I was like, 'What?'" McCarthy added. "I'm like, 'I just know who won "Dancing with the Stars."' So getting through that year was really difficult."

In recent years, the "Singled Out" star added, she has grown "much more political," explaining "our latest administration has helped so much," in a reference to President Donald Trump. Since the mid-2000s, McCarthy has been an outspoken critic of childhood vaccines, promoting the medically debunked theory that vaccinations can cause autism. Her son Evan, now 23, was diagnosed with autism several years after his birth.

"But, back then? Oh, I would not, I would never even," McCarthy said on the podcast of sharing her political views. When she was added to "The View" and its storied roundtable of hosts, several prominent journalists and public health figures denounced the move, arguing the show was legitimizing her unfounded beliefs.

"They've asked me to come back for, like, reunion shows," McCarthy said. "I was like, over my dead body would I ever step foot in that place."