Barbara Walters is out of surgery and “recovering as expected,” RadarOnline.com has confirmed.
A rep for The View host said the “surgery went well and the doctors are very pleased with the outcome. Miss Walters is recovering as expected.”
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Walters, 80, had one of her heart valves replaced, a procedure she discussed on The View Monday.
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Walters is planning to return to The View in September.







