Whoopi Goldberg is taking a break from The View and won’t be back until July. The Sister Act star is currently in Italy, and according to Joy Behar on the June 23 episode, she’s there to accept an award for her memoir Bits and Pieces, which dropped in May 2024.
“We are all jealous of Whoopi today because she’s in Italy — I hope it’s 100 degrees,” Behar joked.
Per Entertainment Weekly, the 69-year-old co-host will be off the show for about two weeks, with The View also going on its usual summer hiatus around the July 4th holiday. Goldberg is expected to return on Monday, July 7.
Whoopi has occasionally missed episodes in the past due to other commitments or illness. Just last month, she was out sick with what Behar described as “some kind of little bug,” though she confirmed it wasn’t COVID. Back in March, Goldberg also missed two days for her trip to Italy, where she was honored at the “Women in Food” event celebrating women across the hospitality industry.
