{"id":2183357,"date":"2025-12-01T21:44:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T21:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2183357"},"modified":"2025-12-01T21:44:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T21:44:09","slug":"whoopi-goldberg-returns-to-the-view-explains-2-week-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/whoopi-goldberg-returns-to-the-view-explains-2-week-absence\/","title":{"rendered":"Whoopi Goldberg returns to \u201cThe View\u201d, explains 2-week absence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Whoopi Goldberg returned to <em>The View<\/em> on Monday after a two-week absence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The EGOT-winning actress previously confirmed she&#8217;d be off the air for a bit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Goldberg was in Italy to film a role on the Italian soap opera <em>Un Posto Al Sole<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/whoopi-goldberg\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Whoopi Goldberg;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Whoopi Goldberg<\/a> returned to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-view\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The View;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The View<\/em><\/a>&#8216;s Hot Topics table bearing tales of a cold, dreary Italian locale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Oscar-winning actress and talk show moderator returned to her post on the program Monday, ending a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/why-whoopi-goldberg-is-not-on-the-view-this-week-11849937\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:two-week absence;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">two-week absence<\/a>, after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/whoopi-goldberg-joins-italian-soap-opera-un-posto-al-sole-11762682\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly previously reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> previously reported<\/a> that she&#8217;d booked a role on the Italian soap opera <em>Un Posto Al Sole <\/em>and would miss broadcasts of <em>The View<\/em> as a result.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Goldberg explained details of her absence to her cohosts across her first time back on the air in weeks, announcing, &#8220;So, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/alyssa-farah-griffin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Alyssa [Farah Griffin];elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Alyssa [Farah Griffin]<\/a> is out today, and I am back today! Back from Italy!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The audience applauded, while <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/ana-navarro\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ana Navarro;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ana Navarro<\/a> joked, &#8220;I think this bitch has forgotten to speak English.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>ABC<\/p>\n<p> Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin on &#8216;The View&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Ghost<\/em> and <em>Sister Act<\/em> star admitted that she didn&#8217;t &#8220;know what language I&#8217;m thinking in, or what time zone I&#8217;m in,&#8221; but celebrated the role on the region&#8217;s longest-running soap as a &#8220;really good&#8221; time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I learned a lot, because I&#8217;d never done a soap opera before, and so doing a soap opera in a different language, in a different country, made for a really interesting time,&#8221; Goldberg said. &#8220;It was great. I sent you guys stuff all through, because I wanted you to know I was actually working. I was gone for two weeks in Naples, Italy. It rained every day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She described the weather as &#8220;rain, rain, storm, thunder,&#8221; and called it &#8220;crazy&#8221; to work in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Starring in a fake soap opera sounds so much better than living in the real one,&#8221; Navarro joked of Goldberg&#8217;s overseas venture, before the actress corrected her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;One doesn&#8217;t ever stop living in the real one. I didn&#8217;t need to take it with me, because everyone there is aware,&#8221; she said of the current political status in the United States. &#8220;But you know, this is the thing about other countries, they&#8217;ve lived through this. They&#8217;ve gone through this, they know what this is like, and they&#8217;re just biding their time, saying, when the people decide enough is enough, it will be enough.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Perhaps Goldberg will one day have a hand in shaping foreign relations, as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/whoopi-goldberg-government-ambitions-wants-key-role-11849535\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:she announced on The View's Behind the Table podcast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">she announced on <em>The View<\/em>&#8216;s <em>Behind the Table<\/em> podcast<\/a> last month that she had ambitions to hold a political position in the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I know this is the craziest thing ever, and it will never happen while [<em>The View<\/em>] is going on, but I still want to represent our country in another country,&#8221; Goldberg told producer Brian Teta on the podcast. &#8220;I&#8217;ve always wanted to me an ambassador.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jeff Lipsky\/ABC Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin, Joy Behar, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Whoopi Goldberg for 'The View'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/eWBxVWDHfIg0_8aYmLEEpQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/8065c278882ec68037fe131ffecf6407\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Jeff Lipsky\/ABC<\/p>\n<p> Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin, Joy Behar, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Whoopi Goldberg for &#8216;The View&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a><\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She elaborated, telling Teta, &#8220;I think there are terrific things about this country. I know we&#8217;re not perfect, and there&#8217;s a lot of stuff we&#8217;ve got to fix. It&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve always said: There are great things about us and terrible things about us. We fix what we can, and sometimes we fix it really well, and sometimes we don&#8217;t fix it well enough.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The View <\/em>airs weekdays on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/entity\/abc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ABC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/whoopi-goldberg-returns-the-view-explains-two-week-absence-11859814\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Whoopi Goldberg returned to The View on Monday after a two-week absence. The EGOT-winning actress previously confirmed she&#8217;d be off the air for a bit. Goldberg was in Italy to film a role on the Italian soap opera Un Posto Al Sole. 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