Why Whoopi Goldberg is not on “view” this week and when she is back

Oscar -winning actress Whoopi Goldberg is absent from The view This week, before the longtime talk show which takes place in its annual summer interruption before returning with new episodes later in July.

“We are all jealous of Whoopi today because she is in Italy – I hope it’s 100 degrees,” said comedian Joy Behar at the top of the program on Monday, announcing the temporary departure of Goldberg. “She is in Italy by accepting a prize for her book PiecesSo she will be released this week. “”

Weekly entertainment confirmed that Goldberg will return to the table of hot subjects on July 7, following The viewThe annual summer break, which generally sees cohosts (including also Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro and Alyssa Farah Griffin) for the week of July 4.

Instead of Goldberg, Behar will serve as a moderator – as it generally does on Friday, which Goldberg has known each week – while Navarro also joined the table of hot subjects for the broadcast on Monday.

Goldberg previously published on Instagram a photo of herself by accepting the honor on stage at the Taobuk Taormina International Book Festival, where she was greeted.

“Thank you (Grazie!) @Taobukfestival for giving me a good experience in an extraordinary environment, an honorable prize and your kindness,” wrote Goldberg on the social media site. “Books are so important to the whole world.”

Italy occupies a particularly special place in The viewThe story based on travel. Behar made herself famous in the European place and returned with gifts in more than one direction, because she presented to her colleagues mini replicas of the David statue with The view Insignia above his crotch, and informed the cohosts of an incident who saw him call an Italian woman a dog aboard a passenger train.

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“People are nice, here and there. I had to call a woman the word B, but that’s something else,” said Behar in the April 2023 episode. “I said him in English because she would not let me pee in the first class living room. I said:” Please let me go! “” Continued Behar. “I said,” Listen, don’t be a slut. “She wouldn’t let me go.”

The view Area on weekdays at 11:00 a.m. he / 10 a.m. PT on ABC.