In January 2019, TMZ cameras caught up with Megyn Kelly, who told them audiences would “definitely see [her] on TV” this year, though she didn’t offer any specifics — because she has other plans to handle first. “My first priority, I want to get a new dog,” she said. “Our dog died in July and we are so sad, he was 14. So I had a mourning period and I’m ready to get back out there now.”
It’s unclear when and where Kelly will make her first post-NBC television appearance, but a source told Radar Online that it’s likely to be on The View, first as a guest appearance and possibly, eventually as a permanent co-host. The insider dished, “They want her as a full-time host. Execs are very hot on the idea. They think she would be able to keep up with [co-host] Whoopi Goldberg and keep her in check. They think it would be blockbuster to have her.”
In December 2018, Variety reported that Kelly didn’t have a non-compete with NBC, which would free her to work at other networks, but don’t expect her to return to Fox News. When asked about a Kelly comeback a month prior, 21st Century Fox executive chair Lachlan Murdoch told press, “I’m very happy with our current lineup on Fox News and we won’t be making any changes there.”
