Whoopi Goldberg Skips ‘The View’ Is Consulting With Doctor About Whether It’s Safe To Return
After a life-threatening battle with pneumonia in 2019, Whoopi Goldberg made the decision to visit her doctor and see if continuing to host The View amid the global coronavirus pandemic will endanger her health. Whoopi, 64, was absent from the March 17 episode of The View, and co-host Sunny Hostin explained at the top of the show what was going on. “Just to be extra careful, Whoopi is consulting with her doctor today. She wants everyone to know she feels fine, and plans on being back here tomorrow,” Sunny said. Whoopi’s departure comes just five days after Joy Behar, 70, announced that she would be stepping back from the The View for at least a week amid the pandemic, citing the heightened risk to elderly people.