THE View host Whoopi Goldberg has hit back at a “demeaning” comment about her body during Monday’s show.
The 66-year-old has called for the end to comments on her figure as she opened up about a recent weight gain.
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At the start of Monday’s episode of The View, Whoopi shared that she had a big weekend as her new movie, Till, which she starred in and produced, just premiered at New York Film Festival.
While she opened up about how proud she is of the film, she also pointed out a review that she really hurt.
It wasn’t the review’s actual stance on the movie that affected her but a comment in the piece that mentioned Whoopi’s figure.
The post called out the moderator for wearing a fat suit in the film, but the host revealed she wasn’t wearing one, that was her true body.
Whoopi hit back at the claim during the show’s broadcast: “I don’t really care about how you felt about the movie, but you should know that was not a fat suit, that was me.
“That was me. That was steroids. Remember last year?
“I assume you don’t watch the show, or you would know that was not a fat suit.”
She continued: “It’s OK not be a fan of movie, but you want to leave people’s looks out.
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“Just comment on the acting. And if you have a question, ask somebody. I’m sure you didn’t mean to be demeaning.”
The View fans immediately came to Whoopi’s defense on social media and also blasted the comment made in the movie review.
One upset viewer tweeted: “Who is this reviewer that said @WhoopiGoldberg was wearing a fat suit? D**k move.”
Another explained: “If ‘you shouldn’t talk bad about people because you never know what they’re going through’ was a scenario, it would be this reviewer writing Whoopi was in a ‘distracting’ fat suit when she was actually having health issues and on steroids.
“Don’t post that!”
A third told the moderator: “Whoopi you are a great. You don’t need to respond to the critic. It’s not worth it.”
“What Whoopi said deserved applause, about what she said about looks,” a fourth suggested.
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