'The View' Whoopi Goldberg Reveals Disability After Big Award Win

Whoopi Goldberg has had a celebrated career over the years. On a recent episode of The View, the star shared a new award she had recently received. However, she also touched on a reason why this recent award is very special to her.

Goldberg Shared What Keeps Her From ‘Going Over The Edge’

Whoopi Goldberg is known for her work as an actress and a comedian. In recent years, she’s become known for co-hosting The View since 2007.

While sitting with her co-hosts during a recent episode, Goldberg announced, “I’m now gonna toot my own horn!” She then showed off her recent Audie award.

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Co-host Joy Behar joked, “Oh, another award.” However, the audience soon broke out into applause over Goldberg’s news.

The star had been given the award for narrating her audiobook, Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me. However, Goldberg shared a reason why the award was especially significant to her.

“This one is particularly meaningful to me because, as I’ve said when we talk about books that for me, my mom, because I was dyslexic, read to me all the time. And with the onset of audiobooks, now other kids who are like me, or who were like me, have access to audio, for school things, for everything.”

Goldberg also touched on the people who help makes these audiobooks. As she noted, “You are what keeps me from going over the edge, because the books, whatever I’m listening to on any given day, I can calm myself to come out and really just have a really good fun discussion. And it’s due to audiobooks and to the people that do this work.”

One Of Goldberg’s Co-Hosts Joked About All The Awards She Won Over The Years

Goldberg also touched on recognizing voices from the audiobooks. As she joked, “I’ve slept with all of you because I’ve listened to most of you at night.”

“The greatest thing was I was recognizing people’s voices from the books I’d heard. For me, it was like heaven. So, thank you.”

As noted by Deadline, Goldberg noted the award was “one of the reasons I was not at home to watch” President Donald Trump’s address to Congress. She continued that she was so “honored” for receiving the award.

However, the moment didn’t go on completely without any mishap. As noted by Monsters & Critics, Goldberg accidentally caused the box with the award to crash onto the table. Sara Haines quickly offered her help as another co-star shared, “Don’t break it!”

Haines joked, “This is why we can’t have nice things.” Soon, the award was placed next to a coffee mug.

Goldberg has already had a decorated career for her work as an actress and comedian. She is particularly known for being one fo the few people to have won an Emmy Award, Grammy Award, Academy Award, and Tony Award.

This cause Sunny Hostin to jokingly ask, “Do we call you an EGOTA now? EGATA?” Goldberg herself responded, “Whoopi will just do. Whoopi will do.”

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