The View viewers won’t catch Whoopi Goldberg sitting front and center seat at the Hot Topics roundtable for a few weeks. During the show’s June 23 episode, Goldberg’s co-host Joy Behar explained the multi-hyphenate's sudden absence on Monday morning while also revealing she's missing this week’s segments for a special reason.

Fans of The View may have been surprised to see the panel did not include Whoopi Goldberg on Monday (June 23) morning, but Joy Behar revealed the reason the moderator and co-host was a no-show … and just how long she’ll be absent from the daytime talk show.

Whoopi Goldberg isn't on 'The View' for the week of June 23, 2025, and her co-host Joy Behar explained the reason behind her absence.