A new ‘View’ of Octomom

“Octomom” Nadya Suleman will make her first appearance as a guest on “The View” today.

Suleman and her children have been a frequent topic of debate on the weekday talk show, co-hosted by Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd.

The show airs at 10 a.m. on KXLY-4 in Spokane.

Suleman gained international attention last year for giving birth to the second set of octuplets born alive in the United States. She also has six other children.

She conceived all her children by in vitro fertilization and has been criticized for growing this huge family as a single mother on public assistance.

Bun out of the oven

“Top Chef” host Padma Lakshmi is a new mother.

Krishna Thea Lakshmi was born Saturday, and both mother and daughter are “well and happy,” a publicist said.

Two strikes and she’s in

Madonna, who’s been divorced twice, is going to be on NBC’s “The Marriage Ref.”

A spokeswoman confirmed that the singer, who was married to actor Sean Penn and director Guy Ritchie, will make an appearance on the reality show where celebrities and a referee try to help couples in conflict.

The “Marriage Ref,” created by Jerry Seinfeld, debuts with a sneak preview Sunday at 10:30 p.m. before moving to its regular 10 p.m. Thursday time slot.

The birthday bunch

Actor Abe Vigoda is 89. Actor Dominic Chianese (“The Sopranos”) is 79. Composer Michel Legrand is 78. Actor James Farentino is 72. Actor Barry Bostwick is 65. Actor Edward James Olmos is 63. Musician George Thorogood is 60. News correspondent Paula Zahn is 54. Country singer Sammy Kershaw is 52. Singer Michelle Shocked is 48. Actor Billy Zane is 44. Actress Bonnie Somerville (“NYPD Blue”) is 36.