Liberal Juan Williams leaves Fox News' 'The Five,' citing COVID-19 experience as show returns to...

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'The Five' co-host Juan Williams had big personal news to share on Wednesday's program: He's leaving the Fox News weekday talk show.

Williams, 67, who has served as the chat fest's liberal voice for nearly seven years, said his decision to leave related to the show's plans to go back to in-person studio appearances and his own experience having COVID-19 last winter. He will remain a Fox News political analyst.

“It’s time now for One More Thing and I have an announcement. This is my last day hosting 'The Five.' COVID taught me a lot of lessons. As the show goes back to the New York studio, I’ll be staying in D.C.," he told viewers.

Co-hosts of "The Five" (weekdays, 5 p.m. EDT/2 p.m. PDT) return to the show's studio in Fox News' New York headquarters starting Tuesday. Rotating liberal hosts will fill Williams' spot until a permanent replacement is named.