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“But where is she?” The View fans express concern for Barbara Walters as Whoopi Goldberg wishes her a happy 93rd birthday – six years after her last public appearance
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Barbara Walters sparked concern among The View fans when they wondered how she’s doing after her 93rd birthday.
The journalist has largely stayed out of the limelight since she retired in 2014 after a career spanning more than five decades.
On Monday’s episode of the ABC show, co-host Whoopi Goldberg wished the show’s creator a happy birthday.
Concern: Barbara Walters sparked concern among The View fans as they wondered how she’s doing after her 93rd birthday (pictured in 2014)
When a photo of Barbara appeared on the screen, she said, “To the one and only Barbara Walters, who had a birthday yesterday, let’s say 27 never looked so good!”
The View’s twitter account also shared a photo of the announcer wishing her well, with many fans wondering how she is doing these days.
One wrote: ‘What happens to Barbara? We haven’t had any news in ages,” while another asked, “But where is she?”
Another fan wrote that they “missed her,” while another added that The View “isn’t the same without” her.
Message: On Monday’s episode of the ABC show, co-host Whoopi Goldberg wished the show’s creator a happy birthday
Congratulations: When a photo of Barbara appeared on the screen, she said, ‘For the one and only Barbara Walters, whose birthday was yesterday, let’s say 27 never looked so good!’
One viewer said ‘never hear about her again’, to which another replied: ‘I wonder the same, haven’t seen her since 2017 I believe’.
Barbara created The View in 1997, with the aim of getting women of different generations and walks of life to discuss the issues of the day.
Through numerous lineup changes, Barbara remained on the show as a panelist until she decided to retire in 2014.
Her last public appearance was in 2016 when she attended the New York premiere of Woody Allen’s film Cafe Society.
Of The View’s original lineup, consisting of Joy Behar, Debbie Matenopoulos, Star Jones, and Meredith Viera, Joy is the only one to remain on the show.
Response: The View’s twitter account also shared a photo of the broadcaster wishing her the best of luck, with many fans wondering how she’s doing these days
Whoopi joined the show as moderator in 2007, Sara Haines and Sonny Hostin both joined in 2016, and Ana Navarro and Alyssa Farah Griffin were added as full-time members of the panel this year.
Barbara hasn’t appeared in public since 2016 and was noticeably absent from The View’s 25th anniversary celebrations earlier this year.
To celebrate the milestone, the original hosts had a reunion at New York’s Essex House, where they auditioned for the first time.
The current hosts also celebrated the 25th anniversary with a vacation to the Bahamas.
Show: Barbara created The View in 1997, with the aim of getting women of different generations and walks of life discuss the issues of the day (pictured in 2014)