Alyssa Farah Griffin opened up about the very surprising moment on The View in which Whoopi Goldberg suddenly asked her co-star if she was pregnant, prompting a hilarious response from their fellow panelists — and the audience.
During a recent episode, the group was discussing Mitt Romney when Whoopi suddenly asked a personal question to Alyssa, who looked very taken aback, telling her, “No! Oh my God!” She later joked: “You can’t say that when my mother-in-law is here dying to get pregnant!”
Alyssa has now spoken out about the situation on the show’s podcast, The View: Behind the Table, revealing that she apologized to Whoopi during a commercial break — especially as her in-laws watched in the audience!
She explained: “My mother-in-law and my grandmother were in the front row to watch me! […] If there are two people in my life who want me to get pregnant, it’s them, so it was the happiest moment. I give credit to my makeup artist for making my face look like it’s glowing!”
© Getty Images Alyssa Farah Griffin is a popular panelist on The View
She continued: “Whoopi thinks out loud sometimes. I decided to take that as a compliment. She’s so sweet, she apologized to me during the break and gave me the heart sign. That’s what makes the show fun, she’s totally unpredictable!”
The TV personality confirmed she wasn’t expecting at the moment, adding: “Big news, I’m not pregnant at the moment… I was literally getting texts during commercial breaks saying, ‘Do you want to answer this?’ […] and I said, ‘Um, no, I’m not going to comment on my fake pregnancy right now!'”
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The show’s executive producer, Brian Teta, also discussed the unusual moment in the episode, telling Alyssa, “Whoopi said to me, ‘It just hit me, I don’t know what happened, it was like a version,’ just came out of her!”
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© Lou RoccoWhoopi Goldberg smiles and raises her arms on The View
Alyssa married her husband Justin Griffin in 2021, but joked that she was sure she wasn’t expecting a child. While on air, Whoopi apologized for the blunder, saying: “I just got a vibe. I’m so sorry.” Alyssa replied, “Forgive me. You say I have this glow. I’ll take it! I’ll take it!”
Fans took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to discuss the incident, with one writing: “WHOOPI ASKS ALYSSA IF SHE’S PREGNANT ON TV, GROWLING AT THE PRODUCER WHO LOOKS LIKE SENDING A HELLO CALL TO THE CONTROL ROOM, THE REST OF THE PANEL WITH MOUTHS ON THE GROUND, SUNNY ASKS IF I CAN BET IT’S TRUE,” while another person joked: “Y’all act like you don’t remember Whoopi can talk to ghosts.” A third person added: “There could be something to this. Abby Huntsman said Whoopi knew she was pregnant before she said it.”
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