"Very bittersweet to perceive astir Barbara Walters passing," the former The View panelist, who co-hosted the amusement betwixt 2006 and 2007 and again betwixt 2014 and 2015, said successful a TikTok video. "Although, 93, man. Who wouldn't instrumentality that? What a agelong and eventful, legendary beingness she had. Spoke to each salient satellite leader. Interviewed everyone who is anyone. And I was fortunate capable to beryllium successful her orbit for a bully galore years."

O'Donnell continued, "We saw a batch of Broadway shows together, and whenever we'd spell backstage, I'd like, effort to assistance her implicit the steps backstage and she would ever smack my manus and archer maine to permission her alone. She knew what she was doing. I tin archer you that. May she remainder successful bid and whitethorn everyone retrieve conscionable what barriers she broke down for women. She truly did. She was the first, and volition ever beryllium remembered."

The TV writer and original The View formed member, who starred connected the amusement betwixt 1997 and 2006, wrote connected Instagram, "I was 22 years aged erstwhile you chose maine to beryllium adjacent to you on The View and you changed my beingness forever. When we archetypal met you asked maine who the 3 astir important radical of the past period were. I told you Albert Einstein, Bill Gates and Madonna. You laughed retired large and said, 'You can't beryllium serious. You are going to beryllium cleanable for our show.'"

She continued, "You taught maine everything I cognize astir interviewing radical and astir doing unrecorded TV. You taught maine however to beryllium nonrecreational connected a acceptable and successful conscionable astir immoderate beingness concern I could ever beryllium in. I learned truthful overmuch simply by watching you and being successful your presence. You ever gave 100 percent and you expected thing little from immoderate of us. You are and you volition everlastingly beryllium my fairy godmother and my hero."

Matenopoulos said Walters is "THE crushed immoderate pistillate writer and immoderate pistillate tv property for that substance has the opportunities they person today." She wrote, "You broke solid ceilings. You paved the way. You didn't judge things simply for however they were truthful you changed them. We arsenic women beryllium you truthful much."

Matenopoulos continued, "But I successful particular, beryllium you everything. Thank you for taking a accidental connected a young Greek migrant miss studying journalism astatine NYU. You are a legend. You are an icon. And you were besides an amazingly funny, charming, witty friend. You volition beryllium truthful missed. May you remainder successful bid and pride. You were 1 of 1 Barbara Walters and I emotion you dearly. Until we conscionable again."

"I americium successful Ghana, Africa and inactive learned the bittersweet quality of my mentor and colleague," the current The View co-host wrote connected Instagram. "The satellite has mislaid a singular pistillate today. I americium heartbroken to perceive of Barbara's passing."

Hostin continued, "She was an extraordinary, meticulous and no-nonsense writer with a wicked consciousness of humor. She shattered countless solid ceilings and did it with grace and humility. While I'm profoundly saddened by this nonaccomplishment and volition miss her terribly, I'm everlastingly grateful for the trails she blazed for maine and truthful galore others. I'm humbled and honored to transportation connected her legacy. Rest successful Power."

"So… truthful galore things I could accidental astir Barbara Walters," the speech amusement host, who co-hosted The View betwixt 2007 and 2014, wrote connected Instagram. "Barbara was pugnacious connected me, but she was pugnacious connected those she loved. Barbara gave maine a accidental to grow. She encouraged maine (no… she TOLD me) to talk up oregon beryllium near behind. She told maine to ne'er instrumentality No for an answer."

She continued, "Barbara perpetually loved connected my son Jeffrey (kids were not allowed successful her dressing room, but Jeffrey was ever invited & helium made her smile). Whenever Barbara came into my dressing country and imperiously said 'Sherri I privation to person meal with you', I quaked successful my 6" stilletos wondering what occupation I was successful this time. But erstwhile we got to the restaurant, Barbara held my manus & we laughed each nite long."

Shepherd said she told Walters she "always wanted to extremity our evening with a sleepover successful matching pj's," adding, "you tin ideate the look connected her face. She besides recalled moving with Elisabeth Hasselbeck during her clip connected The View. "@elisabethhasselbeck & I were similar Barbara's naughty teenage daughters," she said. "We were ever saying thing that got america successful occupation and Barbara was the Mother Lion ever defending us."

Shepherd continued, "Thank you Barbara for giving a shy miss who didn't similar to statement a 7 twelvemonth accidental of a lifetime. You believing successful maine has changed my life. Thank you for allowing maine to find my dependable and encouraging maine to fly. You were my Teacher, my Mother and my Friend. I emotion you Lady #myhearthurts #barbarawalters #rip #savorthememories #takealittletimetoenjoytheview #helloimbarbarawalters."

"Without Barbara Walters determination wouldn't person been me—nor immoderate different pistillate you spot connected evening, morning, and regular news," Winfrey wrote connected Instagram. "She was so a Trailblazer. I did my precise archetypal tv audition with her successful caput the full time."

She continued, "Grateful that she was specified a almighty and gracious relation model. Grateful to person known her. Grateful to person followed successful her Light."

"Barbara Walters was the OG of pistillate broadcasters," she said. "She was conscionable arsenic comfy interviewing satellite leaders arsenic she was Oscar winners and her assemblage of enactment is unparalleled. I was a fortunate recipient of her kindness and encouragement."

Couric continued, "When I landed a large (impromptu) interrogation with President Bush, she wrote maine a enactment that I inactive person framed successful my office: Dear Katie, You were terrific with Mrs. Bush (you knew acold much than she did) and nabbing the President was a existent coup. You are truthful darn good! Bravo! Barbara."

Couric said, "As I wrote successful my book, she liked to accidental we were similar—that neither of america was peculiarly glamorous. I ne'er rather knew however to instrumentality that! But the information that Barbara saw immoderate of her connected maine was thing but a compliment. Thank you for everything, Barbara. #RIP."

The TV personality, who co-hosted The View between 2017 and 2021—years aft Walters retired, wrote connected Instagram, "Barbara Walters volition ever beryllium known arsenic a way blazer. Her hard hitting questions & welcoming demeanor made her a household sanction and person successful American journalism. She was the eventual ceiling breaker for women successful tv for which we each were fortunate capable to follow."

McCain added, "Her instauration of The View is thing I volition ever beryllium appreciative of. Rest successful peace, you volition everlastingly beryllium an icon."