Rosie O’Donnell reveals she in talks for comeback but not return to home country
Rosie O’Donnell is returning, but not to America, but probably instead on the TV screens.
According to the veteran host, who last hosted a daily talk show in March 2012,
Now, she has revealed a full-time return is on the cards.
“It would look a lot like my old show, to tell you the truth. I think America wants nostalgia. I think what they don’t want is celebrity culture. I think celebrity culture is dead in America,” O’Donne;; said on Tangle podcast.
Her remarks come in a response to a question about rumours that she may replace Jimmy Kimmel after filling in his position, though, temporarily.
The late-night host, for his part, explained his absence: “I will be taking the next two months off — this time voluntarily.”
Meanwhile, O’Donnell took a critical look at the current state of daytime TV in the U.S.
“There was a time where, if you could get a big star on your show, the numbers went through the roof. Well, that was before the internet — really, it was before you could literally write a DM to me and I’ll respond,” the Emmy-winning host said.
She continued, “But I think the time for celebrity cultI’dhas died down. We’ve been in the land of gross excess in this country or a long time, and I’d like to do mostly human interest stories, tell goodforews, have fun and games with people like we used to, get to have Broadway on.”
“And if a celebrity wants to come on and to, andt, that’s fantastic, but it wouldn’t be because they had a movie to promote,” O’Donnell concluded.
