Sunny Hostin Biography
Sunny Hostin is a lawyer, journalist, author, and television broadcaster from the United States. Hostin is a co-host on ABC’s morning chat show The View, as well as an ABC News Senior Legal Correspondent and Analyst.
Binghamton University awarded her a Bachelor of Arts in English and Rhetoric, and Notre Dame Law School awarded her a Juris Doctor.
Sunny Hostin Family
Hostin was born to a Puerto Rican mother, Rosa Beza, and an African American father, William Cummings. Her maternal grandfather is a devout Jew. Hostin grew up in New York City’s Bronx, attended the all-girls Dominican Academy, and is fluent in English and Spanish.
Sunny Hostin Husband
She is married to Emmanuel Hostin, an orthopedic surgeon. They are the parents of two children, a boy and a girl. The family is from Purchase, New York. Hostin is a devout Catholic.
Sunny Hostin Ethnicity
Her mother is Puerto Rican and his father is African American. She is of American nationality.
Sunny Hostin Plastic Surgeon
Hostin quickly scheduled an appointment with Dr. Ryan Neinstein, a plastic surgeon in New York City, and Dr. Anna Steve, a breast specialist. But the former federal prosecutor-turned-talk-show host withheld her decision from her apprehensive spouse until two days before the procedure.
Hostin had breast reduction and lift surgery, as well as waist and chin liposuction. She had hired a driver to transport her to and from the hospital, as well as a private nurse to assist her during her two-week rehabilitation. Hostin, who went from a G-cup to a C-cup after years of dealing with back discomfort and body image concerns, now feels more confident.
Sunny Hostin The View
Hostin began appearing as a guest contributor on the ABC daytime talk show The View in 2014. In September 2016, she joined The View as a permanent co-host for the show’s twentieth season.
Sunny Hostin Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $3 Million.
Sunny Hostin Book
Hostin’s memoir, I Am These Truths, was published in 2020. Summer on the Bluffs, her novel, was published the following year. A television series will be based on the novel.
Sunny Hostin Weight Loss
After a viewer asked if Sunny had undergone weight loss surgery, the TV personality rushed to Twitter to explain why she looked different. “I’ve lost some weight, but it’s not because of the work — I’ve stopped eating sugar and meat,” she tweeted in March 2016.
Sunny Hostin Career
Hostin began her legal career as a law clerk for retiring Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals Robert M. Bell, and she then worked as a trial attorney in the United States Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. Hostin resigned from the Antitrust Division to work as a federal prosecutor specialized in child sex crimes. For her successful prosecution of sex offenders, Hostin received a Special Achievement Award. Hostin was previously a Managing Director of Business Intelligence and Investigations at Kroll Inc., the world’s largest risk-consulting firm, where she oversaw teams of investigators from all over the world to investigate and discover fraud.
She began her television career as a Court TV analyst before landing a role on Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor, where she debated with Bill O’Reilly and Megyn Kelly on the show’s “Is It Legal?” segments. CNN President Jon Klein hired her in September 2007 as a legal commentator for the network’s main morning show, American Morning.
She also appeared on the Mother’s Day edition of Food Network’s Chopped in 2014. She was eliminated in the final round, but returned the following year for the Amateurs Redemption episode, which she did not win either. In 2015, Hostin gave a TEDx Talk titled A Possibility Model, which discussed the effects of childhood trauma. Hostin was announced as a Senior Legal Correspondent and expert for ABC News in March 2016. In September 2016, she joined The View as a permanent co-host for the show’s twentieth season. Hostin made a cameo appearance as herself in the comedy film Girls Trip in 2017.