Sherri Shepherd On 'Sherri,' 'The View'

Sherri Shepherd, the sassy co-host of The View, has got her own comedy on Lifetime, a new book Permission Slips and hot movie out, Precious. So is she exhausted by all the work? “It’s overwhelming,” she told Uinterview exclusively. “But it’s not overwhelming, in the sense that I can handle it.”

Early on in her career, Shepherd was a legal secretary by day, doing stand-up comedy at night. She decided to pursue acting as a fulltime career after appearing on TV for the first time on the sitcom Cleghorne. She appeared as a guest star on several episodes of the popular series Everybody Loves Raymond, and became a full-time host on The View in 2007.

In her new book, Shepherd relates her struggles with her roles as an actress, comedian and mother. “Women take on a lot,” she told Uinterview. “I think we have to give ourselves permission to cut ourselves some slack.”

Catch Sherri on Tuesdays at 10pm on Lifetime.