Elisabeth Hasselbeck insisted she would never leave her family to play “Survivor” again.
The former “View” co-host appeared on the talk show’s companion podcast “Behind the Table” on Wednesday and revealed whether “Survivor” producers have asked her to return to the CBS competition series.
“They did,” the 48-year-old told “The View” producer Brian Teta.
But Hasselbeck, who appeared on Survivor: Australian Outback in 2001, has always turned down second offers.
“Definitely no. Definitely no, every time,” she shared.
Teta then asked Hasselback if he had been asked to appear on “Survivor 50,” which featured 24 returning contestants, including Season 2 alumnus Colby Donaldson.
“I think there was probably an indirect question,” the conservative commentator explained. “I think they knew…I trained them to know.”
“I don’t think I can leave my children,” she added. “I know there’s going to be a game today and I don’t want to miss it.”
Hasselbeck has daughter Grace, 20, and sons Taylor, 18, and Isaiah, 16, with her husband, former NFL pro Tim Hasselbeck.
Hasselbeck was 23 when she finished fourth on “Survivor” and became America’s Sweetheart.
She appeared on “The View” in 2003 and served on the panel in 2013. She returned to the show this week as a guest co-host, replacing Republican Alyssa Farrar Griffin, who is on maternity leave.
Last May, Hasselbeck denied rumors on social media that he would appear on “Survivor 50.”
“No, I’m not doing ‘Survivor,'” she said in a video with a pool in the background. “But that’s funny. I’m not doing that. Instead, I’m going to go back there with snacks and stuff.”
“I’m going to be gardening…and I’m working on some fun projects that I’m going to tell you about, but that doesn’t include Fiji or ‘Survivor,'” Hasselbeck continued. “I don’t do that. I want to eat burgers in the backyard with my family.”
On “Behind the Table,” Hasselbeck explained that being castmates on “Survivor” provided “a great training ground” for “The View.”
“What could be better preparation than spending 39 out of 41 days in the Australian outback and experiencing nine out of 10 of the most dangerous snakes than sitting at a table on The View and having to discuss hot topics every day for 10 years,” she said with a laugh.
“I think ‘Survivor’ did a good job in that respect,” she added.
Hasselbeck also recalled that he only had “two skills” before landing in Australia for the adventure of a lifetime.
“I didn’t have anything. I didn’t camp, I didn’t know anything,” she explained.
“When I was on the plane to ‘Survivor,’ I was unlacing my shoes and practicing tying them,” she recalled. “I had books. I learned how to fish and tie knots from books. That was our structural support.”
