{"id":2425253,"date":"2026-05-20T19:18:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2425253"},"modified":"2026-05-20T19:18:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:18:22","slug":"joy-behar-and-billy-eichner-both-had-crushes-on-regis-philbin-shouldve-had-a-threesome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/joy-behar-and-billy-eichner-both-had-crushes-on-regis-philbin-shouldve-had-a-threesome\/","title":{"rendered":"Joy Behar and Billy Eichner both had crushes on Regis Philbin: &#8216;Should&#8217;ve had a threesome&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Billy Eichner and Joy Behar bonded over their shared crushes on Regis Philbin on <em>The View.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Billy on the Street<\/em> star joked that he, Behar, and Philbin &#8220;should&#8217;ve had a threesome&#8221; when the TV presenter was alive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Philbin died at age 88 in 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/billy-eichner\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Billy Eichner;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Billy Eichner&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Billy Eichner<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/joy-behar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Joy Behar;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Joy Behar&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Joy Behar<\/a> just bonded over one very unique topic: their shared crush on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/regis-philbin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Regis Philbin;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Regis Philbin&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Regis Philbin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The<em> Billy on the Street<\/em> star, 47, and the comedian, 83, became instant best friends when Eichner was asked about having a crush on the late television presenter, who died at 88 in 2020, on Wednesday\u2019s episode of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-view\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The View;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The View&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The View<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI cannot believe you\u2019re bringing this up. Oh my God,\u201d Eichner remarked. \u201cI don&#8217;t think this is what you&#8217;re expecting, but as a child \u2014 well, not a child, but when I was younger\u00a0\u2014 yes, oh, I&#8217;m just gonna say it: I had a crush on Regis Philbin, okay?! I did!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Billy Eichner on &#8216;The View&#8217;<br \/>Credit: ABC<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cSo did I!\u201d Behar exclaimed, to which Eichner responded, \u201cYou did!? We should\u2019ve had a threesome! You, me, and Regis \u2014\u00a0and throw [his <em>Live<\/em> cohost] <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/kathie-lee-gifford\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Kathie Lee;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kathie Lee&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Kathie Lee<\/a> in there, too!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His remark sent the entire <em>View<\/em> table into a fit of laughter, with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/sara-haines\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Sara Haines;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sara Haines&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sara Haines<\/a> launching backward in her chair and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/whoopi-goldberg\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Whoopi Goldberg;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Whoopi Goldberg&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Whoopi Goldberg<\/a> leaning on her fellow cohost for support as they giggled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Behar also chimed in to note that she shared a first name with Philbin\u2019s wife, Joy. \u201cThat&#8217;s right,\u201d Eichner responded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When asked to explain his Philbin fever, Eichner replied, \u201cFirst of all, Regis was a handsome man. He had a big personality\u2026 a good head of hair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He also served as an aspirational figure to Eichner during his childhood.\u00a0\u201cI grew up in Queens, which is right outside of Manhattan, which is kind of an interesting place because you&#8217;re so close to the center of everything but still so far away,\u201d Eichner said, noting that his parents frequently commuted back and forth between the two boroughs for work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cRegis and Kathie Lee would come on every day and talk about what they did the night before, and the Broadway openings they went to, and they saw Tony Danza do a cabaret show,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I was like, that&#8217;s the most glamorous thing I&#8217;ve ever heard in my life, right? And so it was aspirational to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Billy Eichner and Joy Behar on 'The View'Credit: ABC\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Gl25miD94gjcul_pE9TP3A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/8df5cdb33983b0928d5db7ca0f074458\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Billy Eichner and Joy Behar on &#8216;The View&#8217;<br \/>Credit: ABC<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While Behar and Eichner may have wanted to smooch Philbin, Jimmy Kimmel and John Oliver recently<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/stephen-colbert-jimmy-fallon-smooch-as-late-night-hosts-reveal-which-guests-theyve-kissed-11972736\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:revealed they\u2019d both been kissed by the Who Wants to be a Millionaire host on a recent episode of The Late Show.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;revealed they\u2019d both been kissed by the Who Wants to be a Millionaire host on a recent episode of The Late Show.&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> revealed they\u2019d both been kissed by the <em>Who Wants to be a Millionaire <\/em>host on a recent episode of <em>The Late Show<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cNot only did I kiss Regis, he chewed my gum,\u201d Kimmel said, prompting groans from the audience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Oliver had a slightly different, more ominous experience. \u201cRegis kissed me on the top of the head,\u201d he said, noting that \u201cit felt like someone in the mafia labeling someone for a hit. It&#8217;s no way to say goodbye to a human being.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The View<\/em> airs weekdays on ABC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/joy-behar-and-billy-eichner-both-had-crushes-on-regis-philbin-11979420\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Billy Eichner and Joy Behar bonded over their shared crushes on Regis Philbin on The View. The Billy on the Street star joked that he, Behar, and Philbin &#8220;should&#8217;ve had a threesome&#8221; when the TV presenter was alive. Philbin died at age 88 in 2020. 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