Whoopi Goldberg turns 68 on November 13. However, the medical woes she’s suffered give an octogenarian a run for their money. Ironically, despite starring in ads for incontinence pads, a leaky bladder isn’t one of them. Goldberg’s most recent health scare was contracting COVID-19 for the third time. When Goldberg skipped “The View” Season 2023 premiere in September, rumors spread she was attending the Burning Man festival. Random.
“In spite of everything you’ve heard, and let me just make sure you all know that it’s actually me,” Goldberg said in a video, pulling down her face mask to prove her identity. “I am not at Burning Man. I am not still in Italy. I am not, you know, doing stuff. I’m not trying to change the outcome of the election. I just have Covid.”
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Concern was also sparked two months previously when Goldberg shared details of a debilitating back injury she suffered that scuppered her 4th of July celebration. “I nursed my back. So I was not very mobile, and this is it,” Goldberg said, per The U.S. Sun. “People came to see me, people fed me, people took care of me.” She explained that the pain was so bad that she even needed help going to the bathroom. “I don’t know what I did, but my back said ‘pst’…’ pst’…’ try to get up.’ And I was like ‘uh…’ and my back was like ‘yeah. This is our message to you,'” she continued.
