"Everything was hurting," Goldberg told her cohosts after a virus left her missing three episodes in a row of 'The View.'

Goldberg’s absence from Wednesday’s show was not pre-announced during her appearance on Tuesday’s (February 18) episode, when she vigorously weighed in on the “Hot Topics” of the day, including the controversy over Saturday Night Live ‘s 50th-anniversary “Black Jeopardy!” sketch. So why was she missing from the newest live episode?

The View teases a new co-host for the show while Whoopi Goldberg is out for an extended time during her sickness.

During ‘The View’ on Thursday, Joy Behar announced that Whoopi Goldberg would be missing the episode due to illness

Whoopi recently went to the SNL 50th Anniversary Special, where she walked on the red carpet and attended the show. Whoopi made it to work at The View for two days after the show when calamity struck, and she came down with “the flu,” according to Joy Behar.

Whoopi Goldberg has special privileges as a moderator on The View. She is almost always off on Fridays. But she’s been noticeably absent from her chair over the past few days as Joy Behar, Sara Haines,

Whoopi Goldberg who is a staple of the American talk show, The View, has disappeared from the show sparking speculations.Though her absence from episodes during her offs on Friday are

Whoopi Goldberg says it’s best to keep your opinion about her body — and anybody else’s — to yourself. During a conversation on this morning’s episode of The View about Glamour magazine’s essay about fans expressing disappointment if their favorite body positive celebrities lose weight,

Whoopi Goldberg is back on The View after a terrible bout with the flu that kept her absent for several days. A recent episode of The View opened with Whoopi Goldberg, still visibly sick, coughing as she tried to speak.