has been slammed by viewers of after asking co-star Alyssa Farrah Griffin a very personal question live on air.
On today’s episode of the daytime program, the Ghost actress, 67, was midway through discussing Mitt Romney’s decision not to run for re-election to the Senate.
‘The toughest thing, for me, has been to watch the disregard for people,’ she said, , questioning: ‘Are you pregnant?’
Clearly shocked by her words, the 34-year-old – who married Justin Griffin in 2021 – quickly replied: ‘No! Oh, my god!
‘You can’t say that when my mother-in-law is here, who has been dying for me to get pregnant!’
, the camera panned over to a frantic producer, while the panelist took the moment in her stride, querying: ‘Why? Do I look pregnant?’
‘Yes, I just got a vibe,’ Whoopi responded, as Alyssa laughed: ‘Please tell me it’s not my tummy.
‘I’m very open to being pregnant soon. I am not blessed to be pregnant yet. We are thinking about it. I’m pretty sure.’
Attempting to backtrack away from the bizarre moment, the Oscar-winner insisted: ‘Forgive me. I see a glow.’
Their fellow colleagues were speechless by the exchange, with Alyssa adding: ‘I’ll take a test when I get home just to be sure.’
Those watching on from home were furious over the footage, slamming the Sister Act lead for her ‘inappropriate’ line of questioning.
Flocking to Twitter, one said: ‘I can’t believe she did this love on national TV… Is Whoopi, okay? Alyssa looked MORTIFIED [sic].’
Another yelled: ‘Whoopi asking Alyssa if she’s pregnant out the blue on TV, them cutting to the producer who looks like he’s sending a distress call to the control room, the rest of the panel with their mouths on the ground, Sunny asking if they can take bets on if it’s true [sic].’
‘Whoopi literally goes mid-sentence to Alyssa: “ARE YOU PREGNANT YOU ARE GLOWING!!!!” Say what you want about Alyssa, given her awful views, that was inappropriate,’ a viewer fumed.
‘WTH……Now why would Whoopi embarrass Alyssa like that? Some things shouldn’t be blurred out on live TV. #theview,’ a follower agreed.
‘This is not something you ask on live television in front of an audience. Omg,’ a Twitter user posted.
‘Whoppi was so inappropriate by asking this very personal question [sic],’ a commenter said.
As one added: ‘This is so wrong. Whoopi is a mess. Even if she were pregnant, she would have forced her to announce with that question. She could ask during break or before the start of the show.
‘Such a disgusting behavior.’
However, Metro.co.uk has learnt that Alyssa has no hard feelings about the scenes, as the pair ‘had a good laugh about’ the encounter after filming.
Metro.co.uk has contacted Whoopi’s reps for a comment.
