Whoopi Goldberg had a very unexpected reason for missing The View.
The 70-year-old moderator was absent from the Monday (July 6) episode after getting stranded in Sicily, Italy, where Mount Etna erupted and disrupted travel in the area. The show played a video message from Whoopi, who explained that airport closures were keeping her from returning to the United States.
What did Whoopi Goldberg say?
Whoopi joked that her absence came with a pretty unbeatable excuse in a video that played on the video, via E! News.
“I am in Sicily right now, and Mount Etna, who is one of our active volcanoes here in Italy, decided to go off today,” she said.
“I know that we got all kinds of stories about our different vacations. Well, I think my story just takes the cake,” she continued, before quipping, “A volcano ate my homework!”
She was not the only co-host missing from the Hot Topics table. Ana Navarro was stuck in Miami because of weather delays, while Sara Haines was dealing with storm damage.
That left Joy Behar stepping in as moderator, even though she typically does not appear on Mondays. She was joined by Sunny Hostin, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and guest co-host Michelle Buteau, who had originally been scheduled as a guest before helping fill out the panel.
It’s unclear exactly when Whoopi will make it back to the United States, as she explained all the airports there are closed, but she assured viewers she would return “as soon as I can.”
Earlier this year, the Sister Act star had some harsh words for Tucker Carlson after he apologized for “misleading people” about Donald Trump.
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