Whoopi Goldberg was missing from The View on Monday, and now we know why. The 67-year-old was not feeling well in the morning and tested positive for COVID-19 later on in the day, according to Entertainment Weekly.
She is expected to return to the daytime talk show when she is feeling better, which will hopefully be soon.
This is not the first time Whoopi has had coronavirus. She battled the virus in January right after the holidays. Back then, she thanked the vaccine and its booster that kept her from getting really sick with it.
The 78-year-old told the audience, who gave him a standing ovation, “I’ve been on the show since it started in 2005, and it has been a huge pleasure to be a part of such a wonderful show, but I’ve decided I want to spend more time with my grandchildren and family back in Britain.”
Goodman has been the head judge for 30 of the show’s 31 seasons. He took off one season during the COVID-19 pandemic.
It will be interesting to see if they will replace him or go back down to three judges. Then again, they can say it is time to change up the judges’ table and replace Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and/or Derek Hough. But I doubt they will ever get rid of Hough.
Two last notes. Can we blame Tyra Banks for his departure, and can he take her with him?
Before the cops were investigating John Aniston on Days of our Lives, he was a cop in 87th Precinct. Even in his debut role, the 28-year-old stood out in that 1962 episode.
