ABC announced [5] on Thursday that Barbara Walters, who underwent heart valve surgery [6] in May, will make her first televised appearance on "The View" on Monday, July 12.
The 80-year-old creator and co-host will appear live between 11 a.m. and noon (ET) -- and will do so, oddly, via Skype, the network said.
In May, Walters announced her surgery [6] on "The View."
"Later this week, I'm going to have surgery to replace one faulty heart valve,” Walters said. “Lots of people have done this and I have known about this condition for a while now."
