Comedian Kathy Griffin briefly occupied the role, before abruptly departing,citingissues with the format.
However, she admitted the long shooting days, in heels, were tough.
SheplayedJoan Rivers herself, in the 2015 movie “Joy,” opposite Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro.
“I didn’t want it to be a caricature.
Like, I didn’t want anyone to say, ‘Oh look, it’s a drag queen.’
That was my biggest fear,” Rivers revealed.
Whether or not she returns to the soap world, meanwhile, only time will tell.
