The View returned Monday with its first live show of 2011, and co-host Sherri Shepherd turned out be the hot topic of the morning.

A beaming Shepherd couldn't hide her excitement as she officially announced her engagement to L.A.-based TV writer Lamar Sally, and flashed her sparkling diamond engagement ring.

Shepherd, 43, told her co-hosts that Sally won over not only her, but also her 5-year-old son Jeffrey.

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