'The View' host Sara Haines admits postpartum depression and show cancellation left her in 'a dark place'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Sara Haines opened up about the highs and lows of her television career and the mental health struggles she faced during a challenging period.

Speaking on the 'Behind the Table' podcast 'The View' co-host delved into the difficulties she encountered during the two years she spent co-anchoring 'GMA3: Strahan, Sara, & Keke' from 2018 to 2020.

Sara Haines was 'depressed' following the cancellation of her show

The 46-year-old television personality revealed that the cancellation of the show with co-anchors Michael Strahan and Keke Palmer, marked a low point in her career.

"I was in a dark place, and when you’re depressed, you can’t distinguish reality from your created narratives," she shared.

The cancellation of the show took a toll on her mental health and left her mourning the dream she had cherished.

"Working with Michael Strahan and eventually Keke Palmer, I miss them all the time," she admitted.

"The laughter, the joy, even the staff. But the show didn’t really have a chance out the gates. We fumbled, all of us, through the whole thing," she continued.

Sara Haines disclosed she was pregnant unexpectedly while trying to salvage 'GMA3'

Haines further revealed that she discovered she was pregnant unexpectedly and dealt with major postpartum depression amid her attempt to salvage the struggling show in 2019 just six weeks after she gave birth.

As the Covid-19 pandemic began to spread in the US, the morning television show transformed into a pandemic-focused program hosted by Amy Robach, ultimately becoming 'GMA3: What You Need to Know', according to ET.

The overhaul left Haines shocked as she reflected on the difficult times behind the scenes, saying, "My friends that did my hair and makeup, they remember vividly, I don’t remember many days where I wasn’t crying in my dressing room," she said.

She shared that her tears were a result of feeling "invisible" and the press narratives did not accurately convey what took place off-camera.

The journalist expressed gratitude for the chance to return to 'The View' during the challenging period of the pandemic.

However, Haines confessed she struggled with self-imposed expectations and felt like "a shell of myself" compared to her 'GMA' co-anchoring stint.

"I was so tense that day that I didn’t know if I’d remember how to do my job,” Haines admitted.

"I had become really invisible in those two years in my own mind, through the depression and stuff. I couldn’t have even told you what my talent was," she continued.