Has Whoopi Goldberg left 'The View'? Fans concerned as talk show returns for Season 27
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: ‘The View' is currently on hiatus after the end of Season 26, but has taken to Instagram in the middle of its summer vacation to announce its return on September 5, 2023.
‘The View' has released a catchy promo video for Season 27, however, but the video has caused concern among fans, as they noticed that a co-host is missing, and it is none other than Whoopi Goldberg.
However, it looks like those fans panicked a little too soon because, in the best Goldberg fashion, the co-host made a sneaky appearance toward the end of the promo video.
Is Whoopi Goldberg returning to ‘The View’?
The promo video on Instagram confirms that Goldberg will indeed return to "The View" in September, along with Alyssa Farah Griffin, Joy Behar, Ana Navarro, Sara Haines and Sunny Hostin, whose return has now also been confirmed with just one Instagram post.
The Instagram video is captioned, “Our new season kicks off LIVE Tuesday, Sep 5! ✨ What are the three words each co-host of #TheView shared to describe the new season? Watch ‘til the end for a surprise behind the camera!”
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In this video, we see Hostin, Behar, Navarro, Haines and Griffin, along with producer Brian Teta, talking about the upcoming season. Goldberg, however, is nowhere to be seen. Near the end of the video, Navarro finally asked, “Wait, where’s Whoopi?”
At that point, Goldberg emerged from behind the camera and said, “I’m right here. We’ll see everybody next season, keep talking.”
'The View' fans panic over Whoopi Goldberg's absence
‘The View’ fans took to the comment section to express their concern when they didn’t see Goldberg for most of the video. One fan wrote, “Where’s Whoopi?” and another said, “I was like…where’s Whoopi?” ‘The View' certainly worked, as fans flooded the comments section talking about Goldberg.
One fan wrote, “Scared me for a minute. I like yall as a group. Can’t wait.” Another fan also wrote, “Where’s Whoop???? Where’s Whoop??? She better be in the view.”
Fans have truly panicked at the idea of Goldberg not potentially returning for Season 27 as one commented, “Whew…I was getting worried…no Whoopie???” The comments about Goldberg continued to flood in as another fan wrote, “Whoopi is gone?!? WHAT?! This is nooooooot happening!!!” However, once they all stick till the end of the video, their concerns will be put to rest.