In the world of daytime television, "The View" is the reigning champion in ratings. Audiences have continued to tune in despite the rotating chairs of co-hosts. When Lisa Ling co-hosted from 1999 to 2002, one special admirer tuned in to see her. Prince (yes, that Prince) was allegedly such a big fan that he contacted Ling's team to retrieve her number. During an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Ling revealed that she received a phone call from him asking if she wanted to attend a TLC concert with him. The two attended the show and chatted all night in his hotel room afterward. The following day, the singer phoned her again and asked to hang out. This time, they had a lovely chat until 5 a.m. However, things soon took a strange turn.
The following day, Ling mentioned a man from her past during a segment on "The View," which resulted in Prince phoning her again. "He said, 'Who were you talking about?' And I said, 'I was talking about someone in my past," Ling told Jimmy Kimmel. She shared that the singer wanted more answers and asked, "Why were you talking about him?" Ling felt the question was strange, considering they weren't in a relationship with one another.
Following that phone call, she never heard from him again. "I mean, I still to this day think that he is the greatest artist who ever lived," she continued. "But it was a little bit of a weird interaction that we had over the course of a couple days."
