Whoopi Misses Season Premiere of ‘The View’ Over Illness

“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg was not able to appear for the long-running show’s season premiere due to an unexpected illness, the show announced on Tuesday.

“As you can see, Whoopi is not here,” Joy Behar, another of the co-hosts, told the audience. “She has COVID. It’s back!” she added.

“But she’s on the mend,” Behar added, according to The Hill. “She’s on the tail-end and she’ll probably be back this week, but sorry she’s not here for those of you who were looking forward to seeing her.”

Goldberg also tested positive for the virus in January just before the show’s return from a holiday break. “Since [Goldberg’s] vaxxed and boosted, her symptoms are fortunately very, very mild,” said Behar at the time.

Last month, Goldberg appeared to imply that Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is attempting to get rid of black people.