{"id":2490406,"date":"2026-07-06T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2490406"},"modified":"2026-07-06T16:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:38:00","slug":"whoopi-goldberg-trapped-in-italy-amid-volcano-eruption-spent-most-of-the-day-trying-to-get-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/whoopi-goldberg-trapped-in-italy-amid-volcano-eruption-spent-most-of-the-day-trying-to-get-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Whoopi Goldberg trapped in Italy amid volcano eruption: \u2018Spent most of the day trying to get back\u2019"},"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\">Oscar-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg was trapped in Italy amid an active volcano eruption.<\/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 missed <em>The View <\/em>after all airports were closed in Sicily, where she vacationed during the show\u2019s holiday hiatus.<\/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 70-year-old provided<em> The View<\/em> with a video dispatch on the scene.<\/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> experienced a Hot Topic of another kind when she missed <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 \"><em>The View<\/em><\/a>\u2018s first new episode since its Fourth of July holiday hiatus due to \u2014 yes, really \u2014 an active volcano.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 70-year-old Oscar-winning actress was trapped in Italy over the weekend amid the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/07\/05\/world\/video\/mount-etnavolcano-erupts-italy-digvid-vrtc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:eruption of Mount Etna in the European region;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;eruption of Mount Etna in the European region&quot;}\" class=\"link \">eruption of Mount Etna in the European region<\/a>, which forced the closure of major travel routes in the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Amid Goldberg\u2019s absence from the talk show, <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>, who typically has Mondays off, filled in for her colleague, and teed up a video dispatch from the scene, which Goldberg sent in for the show to play on the air.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><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\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>\u2018The View\u2019 cohosts Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin, Joy Behar, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Whoopi Goldberg<br \/>Credit: Jeff Lipsky\/ABC<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI am in Sicily right now, and Mount Etna, who is one of our active volcanoes here in Italy, decided to go off today,\u201d Goldberg said in the clip, which showed her standing on the balcony of a hotel overlooking the ocean.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Goldberg said she \u201cspent most of the day trying to get back to the United States\u201d to make it back for the live show, but \u201call of the airports are closed here,\u201d so she was effectively grounded for the time being.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cSo, I will be back as soon as I can,\u201d Goldberg promised, before joking, \u201cI know that we got all kinds of stories about our different vacations. I think my story just takes the cake! A volcano ate my homework!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The show\u2019s audience laughed at the joke back in the studio, where Behar filled in for Goldberg alongside <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/sunny-hostin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Sunny Hostin;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;Sunny Hostin&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sunny Hostin<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/alyssa-farah-griffin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Alyssa Farah Griffin;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;Alyssa Farah Griffin&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Alyssa Farah Griffin<\/a>, and actress <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/michelle-buteau\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Michelle Buteau;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;Michelle Buteau&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Michelle Buteau<\/a>, who saw her role as a scheduled interview guest expand across the entire episode as she sat in as a temporary cohost.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> has reached out to representatives for <em>The View<\/em> and Goldberg for an update on her escape from Italy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Other cohosts were also absent from Monday\u2019s telecast, including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/sara-haines\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Sara Haines;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;Sara Haines&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sara Haines<\/a>, who had to miss the program due to storm damage in her home, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/ana-navarro\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Ana Navarro;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;Ana Navarro&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ana Navarro<\/a>, who updated her social media followers Monday morning about being stranded in Miami over inclement weather.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Whoopi Goldberg for \u2018The View\u2019Credit: ABC\/JEFF LIPSKY\" 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\/SAIvnk2liYdlG8zKDa_tfA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/cbd191c6a5ff7c1975f8092d2cb75cc6\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><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\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Whoopi Goldberg for \u2018The View\u2019<br \/>Credit: ABC\/JEFF LIPSKY<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI\u2019m sorry I won\u2019t be there tomorrow. I\u2019m sure the other ladies will have great, insightful things to say,\u201d Navarro said in a social media video that confirmed she would spend an extra night in her Miami home after \u201cbad weather\u201d forced a ground stoppage at the airport.<\/p>\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 <\/em><\/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><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe are going to bed because we are beat and exhausted,\u201d she continued. \u201cTake a little time to enjoy <em>The View <\/em>without me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The View <\/em>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-trapped-italy-volcano-eruption-12012420\" 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 nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Oscar-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg was trapped in Italy amid an active volcano eruption. Goldberg missed The View after all airports were closed in Sicily, where she vacationed during the show\u2019s holiday hiatus. The 70-year-old provided The View with a video dispatch on the scene. 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