Barbara Walters was struggling with her health behind the scenes during her final year hosting The View.
The iconic host passed away at her home in New York on Friday (December 30) at the age of 93, eight years on from stepping down from the hit ABC talk show.
She had been a household name for decades when she finally made the choice to exit the role during the 16th season after asking TV executive Anne Sweeney to write down the year 2014 on a piece of paper during a lunch date in March 2013.
