{"id":2436566,"date":"2026-05-29T07:09:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T07:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2436566"},"modified":"2026-05-29T07:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T07:09:11","slug":"whoopi-goldberg-shuts-down-the-view-cohost-for-questioning-that-she-once-weighed-300-pounds-i-looked-like-5-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/whoopi-goldberg-shuts-down-the-view-cohost-for-questioning-that-she-once-weighed-300-pounds-i-looked-like-5-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Whoopi Goldberg shuts down \u201cThe View\u201d cohost for questioning that she once weighed 300 pounds: &#8216;I looked like 5 people&#8217;"},"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 grew slightly annoyed with Joy Behar during an interview with Mindy Kaling.<\/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 View moderator shut Behar down after the comedian questioned the star&#8217;s reveal that she used to weigh 300 pounds.<\/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\">&#8220;Joy, I did!&#8221; Goldberg said, though Behar still expressed disbelief.<\/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=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Whoopi Goldberg;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Whoopi Goldberg&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Whoopi Goldberg<\/a> pushed back against <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-view\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The View;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The View&quot;}\" class=\"link \">The View<\/a> cohost <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/joy-behar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Joy Behar;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Joy Behar&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Joy Behar<\/a> in a tense on-air moment about the actress&#8217; body.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During a Wednesday morning interview with writer-actress <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/mindy-kaling\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Mindy Kaling;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Mindy Kaling&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Mindy Kaling<\/a>, who recently opened up about <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/mindy-kaling-on-her-weight-loss-11978590\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:her own weight-loss journey;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;her own weight-loss journey&quot;}\" class=\"link \">her own weight-loss journey<\/a>, the panel spoke with the TV star about how the public receives such drastic transformations when it comes to celebrities&#8217; physical appearance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I think we feel betrayed,&#8221; Kaling admitted, pointing out that it might be jarring for some to see a star present themselves with a new look.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Behar speculated that &#8220;they want you to stay the way they loved you,&#8221; with the Hot Topics table invoking the 1988 talk show moment that saw <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/r7gIqswfGSg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Oprah Winfrey wheel out a wagon filled;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Oprah Winfrey wheel out a wagon filled&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Oprah Winfrey wheel out a wagon filled<\/a> with animal fat to represent her own body transformation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Whoopi Goldberg on 'The View'Credit: ABC\" 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\/NZtb1IwYs8mt8soA0IoTBQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/cd72648b184c99a458a8a8ab24d426d9\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary 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-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><i>Whoopi Goldberg on &#8216;The View&#8217;<br \/>Credit: ABC<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;She felt it really was sort of mocking and saying to people, look what I did,&#8221; Goldberg said, reflecting on what she said was Winfrey&#8217;s regret over the on-air movie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Goldberg continued, attempting to make a point about when she &#8220;weighed 300&#8221; pounds in the past. Behar could be heard disputing the claim, while Goldberg quickly replied, &#8220;Yes I did. Joy, you keep saying&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Goldberg paused after Behar again denied Goldberg&#8217;s recollection, prompting the clearly exasperated Ghost star to shut Behar down in the moment: &#8220;Joy, I did!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;When was that? Since I&#8217;ve known you?&#8221; Behar asked, to which Goldberg replied: &#8220;When I did [the 2022 movie] Till, I was 279 [pounds], and I looked like five people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Behar turned the moment into a joke, telling Goldberg, &#8220;They say Black don&#8217;t crack? You don&#8217;t have anything hanging. How could that be?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Goldberg smiled as she quipped back: &#8220;It&#8217;s hanging, you just don&#8217;t see it!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Turning the conversation back to Kaling, Goldberg said, &#8220;My point is, people get mad at you because you did something they want to do, but they don&#8217;t have the impetus yet, they don&#8217;t know how to get it there, resources, it&#8217;s all kinds of stuff,&#8221; while Kaling finished the topic by revealing that her family is the reason she decided to lose weight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Mindy Kaling, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin on 'The View'Credit: ABC\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"538\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/mDhBEREFCYmrqqJ16ByAJQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUzODtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/b508e1e2ec878f0a3a195185ddaf714d\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary 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-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><i>Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Mindy Kaling, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin on &#8216;The View&#8217;<br \/>Credit: ABC<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m 46, I&#8217;m a single mom of three kids. My mom died young of cancer, both of my parents have diabetes,&#8221; she revealed. &#8220;I need to live. I need to live, and my kids need me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Goldberg has addressed her body on The View in the past, including during a 2022 moment that saw her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/whoopi-goldberg-reacts-till-movie-critic-review-not-fat-suit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:call out a movie critic who accused her of wearing a fat suit;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;call out a movie critic who accused her of wearing a fat suit&quot;}\" class=\"link \">call out a movie critic who accused her of wearing a fat suit<\/a> in the aforementioned Till movie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t really care how you felt about the movie, but you should know that was not a fat suit, that was me&#8230;. I assume you don&#8217;t watch the show, or you would know that was not a fat suit,&#8221; Goldberg said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Goldberg told the audience that it was &#8220;okay to not be a fan of a movie,&#8221; but suggested that the journalist &#8220;leave people&#8217;s looks out&#8221; of her criticism. &#8220;Just comment on the acting, and if you have a question, ask somebody. I&#8217;m sure you didn&#8217;t mean to be demeaning,&#8221; she finished.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The View airs weekdays on ABC.<\/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-shuts-down-the-view-cohost-questioning-past-weight-11984638\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" 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 grew slightly annoyed with Joy Behar during an interview with Mindy Kaling. The View moderator shut Behar down after the comedian questioned the star&#8217;s reveal that she used to weigh 300 pounds. &#8220;Joy, I did!&#8221; Goldberg said, though Behar still expressed disbelief. 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