Taking a long-term view of it

Barbara Walters will have surgery to replace a faulty heart valve and take the summer off from “The View” to recuperate.

The television legend made the announcement on the air Monday, saying she’s known about her condition for a while and decided with her doctors this is the best time to have surgery.

“Since the summer is coming up,” said Walters, 80, “I can take a nice vacation.”

She said recovery generally takes one to three months.

Asked by co-host Whoopi Goldberg whether she was scared, Walters said she wasn’t, noting that the surgery has become more commonplace.

Former first lady Barbara Bush and comic Robin Williams had heart valve replacement surgery last year.

Still, Walters added, “Look, nobody wants to have this kind of surgery.”

Too wild for her own good

A reality starlet accused of burglarizing Orlando Bloom’s house pleaded no contest Monday and was sentenced to up to six months in jail.

Alexis Neiers, 18, is an aspiring model whose family has been the subject of the E! reality show “Pretty Wild.”

She is among six people accused of targeting homes of celebrities such as Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Rachel Bilson and stealing millions in jewelry, clothing and other luxury goods.

The birthday bunch

Composer Burt Bacharach is 82. Actress Linda Dano is 67. Singer Steve Winwood is 62. Actress Lindsay Crouse is 62. Actor Bruce Boxleitner is 60. Rock musician Billy Squier is 60. Actor Gabriel Byrne is 60. Country singer Kix Brooks (Brooks and Dunn) is 55. Actor Ving Rhames is 51. Actor Emilio Estevez is 48. Actress Vanessa Williams is 47. Actor Stephen Baldwin is 44. Actress Kim Fields is 41. Actor Jason Biggs is 32. Actor Malcolm David Kelley (“Lost”) is 18.