Whoopi Goldberg.Photo: ABC/Jeff Lipsky
Whoopi Goldbergmissed several days co-hostingThe Viewthis week as she continued to fight off illness.
“Whoopi’s still out sick today,“Joy Beharsaid at the beginning of Thursday’s show. “She’s got a bad virus of some sort.”
It was the third day the co-host, 67, was away from the show. (She’s off on Fridays.)
“She’ll be back next week,” Behar continued. “She’ll be back.”
On Wednesday, Behar relayed that “Whoopi is still out, coughing up. I’m sorry, you’re stuck with us. She’s fighting a bad cold.”
Sunny Hostinadded, “Those colds are going around.”
On Tuesday, her first day absent,Black PantheractorMichael B. Jordanstarted off his segment with well-wishes, saying, “Shout out to Whoopi. Mwah! Get better.”
Whoopi Goldberg.ABC/Lou Rocco
Goldberg was sick a few times last year.
In November 2022,Entertainment Weeklyexclusively revealed that Goldberg contracted COVID-19for the second time, which led to a prolonged absence from the ABC daytime talk show.
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Goldberg had previously tested positive in January 2022 and missed a few episodes after the Christmas holiday break.
Shetold her fellow co-hostsabout her diagnosis via livestream, saying she started experiencing mild symptoms over the break and had taken some time off the show to rest.
“It was a shock, because I’m triple vaxxed, I haven’t been anywhere, I haven’t done anything,” Goldberg said.
“It’s one of those things where you think, I’ve done everything I was supposed to do. Yeah, it doesn’t stopomicron.”
source: people.com
