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'The audience is turning': 'The View' co-host Sunny Hostin hilariously booed after comparing late 'sex symbol' Raquel Welch to Kim Kardashian

'Turning, turning! The audience is turning,' Behar said as they tried to get the show back under control
PUBLISHED FEB 17, 2023
The View host Sunny Hostin was left jaw-dropped after being booed for saying Kim Kardashian was a modern equivalent to the late Raquel Welch (Dimitrios Kambouris/George Freston/Getty Images)
The View host Sunny Hostin was left jaw-dropped after being booed for saying Kim Kardashian was a modern equivalent to the late Raquel Welch (Dimitrios Kambouris/George Freston/Getty Images)

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: 'The View' co-host Sunny Hostin was subjected to hilarious boos by the audience after making a not-so-wise remark. The show featured a special segment on Thursday, February 16, paying tribute to the legendary bombshell actress Raquel Welch. The 'One Million Years BC' actress famously known as the "sex symbol" from the '60s died on Wednesday, February 15, at the age of 82.

During the 'The View' segment, co-host Sunny Hostin had a rude awakening after she suggested reality star, Kim Kardashian was the modern "sex symbol" to the late Raquel Welch. However, she was left silenced at the very moment by the audience for making the absurd connection. 'The View's audience erupted in boos for Sunny Hostin alongside her appalled co-host Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg who swiftly shut the narrative down for comparing Kim Kardashian to the iconic actress Raquel Welch. 

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Actress Raquel Welch arrives at Entertainment Weekly's Pre-Emmy Party at Fig & Olive Melrose Place on September 20, 2013 in West Hollywood, California.
Actress Raquel Welch arrives at Entertainment Weekly's Pre-Emmy Party at Fig & Olive Melrose Place on September 20, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

What really happened on 'The View'?

Co-host Goldberg started off the segment by paying tribute to the 'Fantastic Voyage' star for the show's "Hot Topics" section. "We were so heartbroken to hear of the passing of one of the world’s most enduring sex symbols — the fabulous Raquel Welch," Goldberg said. "Sail on, Raquel. Sail on." Simultaneously Hostin added, "They don’t make any sex symbols like that [anymore]," adding, " Well, Kim Kardashian is —" even before she could complete the sentence Goldberg yelled, "No!" 

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Kim Kardashian attends the Los Angeles premiere of Hulu's new show "The Kardashians" at Goya Studios on April 07, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for ABA)

Soon after the panel found themselves being profusely booed by 'The View' audience. Co-host Behar was also equally defensive and shut down the narrative, agreeing with the audience and the panel. Hostin was mind-blown as the host appeared to place her one hand on the chest while her mouth was left completely open. The host surely seemed shocked by how everyone on the set disagreed with her idea. 

'I’m moving on!'

Kardashian shot to fame after her sex tape was leaked with Ray J. However, Welch shot to fame after donning a deer-print bikini in the famous movie 'One Million Years BC'. Her appearance in the movie left a remark on its viewers, giving her the infamous title "Sex Symbol." Interestingly the actress never stripped naked for the camera or throughout her five decades-long career, citing it as the way she has been brought up.

Furthermore, after the huge uproar caused by 'The View' audience Behar asserted, "Turning, turning! The audience is turning." Goldberg was stunned by Hostin's remark the host couldn't even formulate a full sentence later. "That’s not even — you can’t even put them in the same — I’m not even — look, I’m moving on," she said in exasperation. "Now she’s ticked off!" Behard added to applause from the audience. 

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