“I feel lucky to have lived to this age,” Goldberg said on Monday’s episode of ‘The View’ as she reflected on the fact that she had ‘outlived’ her brother
Whoopi Goldberg is remembering her late brother as he turns 68 on Monday.
View host celebrated her 68th birthday on Monday’s episode of the daytime talk show by gifting her fellow co-hosts with some of her favorite things.
“It’s my birthday and I want to start the celebration, and what better way to do it than with one of my favorite things than my Prosecco,” said Goldberg.
“I didn’t know you had to bring presents on your birthday. Sorry, folks,” Sara Haines joked.
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Whoopi Goldberg Tributes Her Brother On His 68th Birthday On ‘The View’
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“Let me tell you why this is important. I think it’s important because I’m lucky to have lived through this era,” Goldberg began.
She continued: “I’ve outlived my brother – I’m older than my brother was – and I feel like I should celebrate and have a good time for all those people who didn’t make it here.”
“We’re very lucky to have a co-host,” Sunny Hostin told her.
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Goldberg’s brother, Clyde K. Johnson, died of a brain aneurysm in 2015 at age 65, according to Entertainment Weekly.
The actress and comedian marked his 74th birthday with a sweet Instagram post on October 17.
“Today is my big brother Clyde’s birthday and I miss him. Happy birthday bro!” she wrote at the time, adding a throwback photo of the two.
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After Goldberg’s touching tribute on Monday’s show, Haines, 46, pointed out cake dummies sculpted in the likeness of the EGOT winner. One resembled Goldberg’s Sister Act character, Sister Mary Clarence.
“What happened today in Italy, it turned out that I was honored because Italian entertainer Rosario Fiorello and singer Mahmood performed Sister Act tribute in honor of my birthday in Italy,” Goldberg said. “The show is called Viva Rai 2.”
Purple The star then played a clip from the Italian television show, in which the ensemble dressed in monk’s garb sang and danced to “I Will Follow Him” from the hit 1992 comedy.
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