Joy Behar kisses Anson Mount on The View, audience stunned

Actor Anson Mount was greeted with a surprising and lengthy kiss on the lips by "The View" co-host Joy Behar during a live broadcast on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, creating a viral moment that left the studio audience and fellow panelists stunned. Mount, 53, was appearing on the ABC talk show to promote the fourth season of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds."

The incident occurred as Mount walked onto the set to greet the hosts. After a brief hug and a kiss on the cheek from Behar, the 83-year-old host pulled the married actor in for a longer kiss directly on the mouth. The moment left a visible smear of lipstick on Mount's face, prompting co-host Sunny Hostin to pass him a tissue. Behar joked to the audience, "I'm old, but I'm not dead."

Mount handled the situation with humor, later joking in an interview that he asked his wife to promise not to divorce him over the incident. He said his spouse, photographer and author Darah Trang, found the whole episode "hilarious." The couple married in 2018 and has two young daughters.

The actor connected the unexpected greeting to his last appearance on the show 13 years prior, when he had brought Behar flowers for her birthday. During...