Cheryl Hines is pulling back the curtain on her tense October appearance on The View—and she’s making no secret of her frustration that the show’s cohosts fixated on her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., instead of her new memoir. The 60-year-old actress opened up about the experience during a guest spot on Billy Bush’s Hot Mic podcast, revealing the daytime talk show’s panel barely uttered a word about Unscripted, her recently released book.

When Bush asked if the cohosts—including Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, and Whoopi Goldberg—matched her expectations, Hines closed her eyes and let out a dry, sarcastic “Mhmm.” Bush joked that the hosts “have to deliver for their audience” and that “Joy Behar’s just doing her thing,” prompting Hines to laugh and quip, “I love how you say that with so much attitude!”

Hines then turned earnest, explaining she’d gone on The View hoping for a more personal conversation. “I really thought it would be about… well, me, honestly—about the book, about my life,” she said. “But it is what it is.” The real focus, she added, was “grilling me nonstop about Bobby”—a nod to RFK Jr., who serves as Health and Human Services Secretary in the Trump administration.

Bush followed up by asking if she could tell when someone hadn’t read her memoir. Hines didn’t hesitate: “Oh, yeah. I mean, let’s be real—the ladies on The View? Not one question about Unscripted. But hey, that’s okay—I get it, sort of.”

Tensions had already boiled over during Hines’ Oct. 14 View appearance, when multiple cohosts challenged her on RFK Jr.’s qualifications. Goldberg pointed out bluntly that RFK Jr. “isn’t a doctor or a medical pro” and often shares “information that’s just not great.” Hostin went further, calling him “the least qualified HHS Secretary we’ve ever had.”

Hines pushed back, arguing her husband “has spent his whole career studying toxins and public health.” But Hostin cut in: “He’s also spread a ton of misinformation—chaos, confusion. That stuff’s dangerous.” When Hostin added that RFK Jr. has falsely linked circumcision to autism, Hines interrupted, “May I? Can I at least finish?”

Notably, Hines’ tone on the podcast contrasted with what her team initially said after the View interview. A representative told EW at the time that Hines “wasn’t annoyed at all” and described the chat as “great and balanced.” But after her Hot Mic comments, the same rep stood firm, telling EW, “I’m sticking with my original statement. Cheryl acted with respect and class, even though they kept pushing her to defend her husband—and that’s not why she was there. She was supposed to talk about Unscripted. Let’s be clear: Anyone who didn’t see this coming was living under a rock—of course Bobby would be the focus. But we still call the appearance a success, all things considered.”

Bush wrapped up the podcast segment by asking the age-old question: “Is all press good press?” Hines shrugged, sounding uncertain: “That’s a tough one. I don’t know… Yeah, I guess? Maybe.”

EW has reached out to a representative for The View for comment but hasn’t received a response as of press time.