Whoopi Goldberg Brags View Fans Wouldn’t Believe the Size of Her Paycheck: ‘You Would Be Shocked’

The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg bragged on Keke Palmer’s podcast that viewers would be “shocked” by the size of her paycheck.

Goldberg joined Palmer on the Baby, This Is Keke Palmer podcast, where she revealed one of her favorite things about hosting The View is the paycheck.

“I love the check,” she said.

Goldberg then insisted the number would surprise people and they couldn’t imagine what she brings in.

“Trust me. You can’t. You would be shocked,” she said.

The actress added, “As soon as they showed you that check, you’d be like, ‘What the!?’”

Goldberg said she appreciates having the steady gig as an artist — one who has taken home Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards, completing the coveted EGOT sequence — saying she’s “lucky.”

“A lot of people don’t have jobs, so I’m lucky. I like to talk, I like talking about stuff, I like people. And I’m okay with what I think I believe. I don’t mind doing that. Even when it irritates people? That’s what the show is. It’s not irritation, necessarily, but it is called The View,” she said.

Goldberg recalled the late Barbara Walters offering her the gig when she needed a job. Goldberg joined the table in 2007, and she now co-hosts with Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin, though she takes most Fridays off from the show.

“She said, ‘We just lost one of the people on the show, would you consider coming over?’ And I’d been doing a radio show, and I said, ‘Absolutely, yeah!’ She brought me over, and it’s like I’ve been crazy-glued to that chair!” Goldberg said.

Her exact income isn’t publicly known, but reports have indicted reports have suggested it’s mid-seven figures. Journalist Yashar Ali reported on X, citing people familiar with the matter, that it stands at an annual $6 million.

Watch above via Baby, This Is Keke Palmer podcast.

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