Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg misses third day of co-hosting ‘The View’
Actress Whoopi Goldberg, who co-hosts ABC's 'The View' missed several days of the show leading to speculation about her health.
February 26, 2023
American actress Caryn Elaine Johnson, known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg, missed several days co-hosting ABC’s The View. The EGOT winner has been fighting off a viral according to the co-hosts.
The View’s Joy Behar announced on Thursday’s show that Goldberg is still sick.
"Whoopi's still out sick today,"
"She's got a bad virus of some sort."
It was the third day the co-host, 67, was away from the show.
"She'll be back next week," Behar continued.
"She'll be back."
On Wednesday, Behar revealed that: "Whoopi is still out, coughing up. I'm sorry, you're stuck with us. She's fighting a bad cold."
Sunny Hostin added: "Those colds are going around."
On her first day absent, Black Panther actor Michael B. Jordan started off his segment by saying, "Shout out to Whoopi. Mwah! Get better."
A recipient of numerous accolades, she is one of 18 entertainers to win the EGOT, which includes an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Academy Award ("Oscar"), and a Tony Award. In 2001, she received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
