It’s not unusual for an episode of The View to be lacking its major moderator, Whoopi Goldberg, as she is sort of all the time off on Fridays. Nevertheless, on Wednesday’s (February 19) episode, followers may need been stunned to see simply 4 cohosts on the desk — specifically, Pleasure Behar, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin — with Behar taking the highest seat in her stead.
Goldberg’s absence from Wednesday’s present was not pre-announced throughout her look on Tuesday’s (February 18) episode, when she vigorously weighed in on the “Scorching Matters” of the day, together with the controversy over Saturday Night time Reside‘s Fiftieth-anniversary “Black Jeopardy!” sketch. So why was she lacking from the most recent stay episode?
Because it seems, Goldberg is out with the flu.
Behar introduced as a lot on the prime of the hour, explaining, “Sadly, I do know you’ll be sad, however Whoopi just isn’t right here with us. She has the flu. Sure, really feel higher, Whoops. We miss you. Come again as quickly as you possibly can.”
“It’s going round,” Behar continued. “We’re purported to be sporting masks once more?”
Alyssa Farah Griffin instructed people ought to take correct hygienic precautions to keep away from the identical, saying, “Sanitize your palms. Wash them 20 seconds.” However Sara Haines had a distinct piece of recommendation, joking, “Don’t go round youngsters!”
There isn’t a phrase but on when Goldberg will return to her submit on the present, however since she is normally absent on Fridays, besides on very particular events, she could not return till no less than subsequent week.
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