{"id":28144,"date":"2026-08-05T05:06:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T00:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28144"},"modified":"2026-08-05T05:06:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T00:06:37","slug":"whoopi-goldberg-brags-view-fans-wouldnt-believe-the-size-of-her-paycheck-you-would-be-shocked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28144","title":{"rendered":"Whoopi Goldberg Brags View Fans Wouldn\u2019t Believe the Size of Her Paycheck: \u2018You Would Be Shocked\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>The View<\/em> co-host <strong>Whoopi Goldberg<\/strong> bragged on <strong>Keke Palmer&#8217;s<\/strong> podcast that viewers would be &#8220;shocked&#8221; by the size of her paycheck.<\/p>\n<p>Goldberg joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tag\/keke-palmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palmer<\/a> on the <em>Baby, This Is Keke Palmer<\/em> podcast, where she revealed one of her favorite things about hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tag\/the-view\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The View<\/em><\/a> is the paycheck.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love the check,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tag\/whoopi-goldberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goldberg<\/a> then insisted the number would surprise people and they couldn&#8217;t imagine what she brings in.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Trust me. You can\u2019t. You would be shocked,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>The actress added, &#8220;As soon as they showed you that check, you\u2019d be like, \u2018What the!?\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Goldberg said she appreciates having the steady gig as an artist \u2014 one who has taken home Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards, completing the coveted EGOT sequence \u2014 saying she&#8217;s &#8220;lucky.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A lot of people don\u2019t have jobs, so I\u2019m lucky. I like to talk, I like talking about stuff, I like people. And I\u2019m okay with what I think I believe. I don\u2019t mind doing that. Even when it irritates people? That\u2019s what the show is. It\u2019s not irritation, necessarily, but it is called <em>The View<\/em>,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Goldberg recalled the late <strong>Barbara Walters<\/strong> offering her the gig when she needed a job. Goldberg joined the table in 2007, and she now co-hosts with <strong>Sara Haines<\/strong>,<strong> Joy Behar<\/strong>, <strong>Ana Navarro<\/strong>, <strong>Sunny Hostin<\/strong>, and <strong>Alyssa Farah Griffin<\/strong>, though she takes most Fridays off from the show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She said, &#8216;We just lost one of the people on the show, would you consider coming over?&#8217; And I&#8217;d been doing a radio show, and I said, &#8216;Absolutely, yeah!&#8217; She brought me over, and it\u2019s like I\u2019ve been crazy-glued to that chair!&#8221; Goldberg said.<\/p>\n<p>Her exact income isn&#8217;t publicly known, but reports have indicted reports have <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/08\/04\/entertainment\/whoopi-goldberg-brags-about-huge-the-view-salary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suggested<\/a> it&#8217;s mid-seven figures. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tag\/yashar-ali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Journalist<\/a> <strong>Yashar Ali<\/strong> reported on X, citing people familiar with the matter, that it stands at an annual $6 million.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"aa1562f6726ffe031a962c4a4da197f0\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The last story I did on The View, I was told by three people familiar with her contract that Whoopi was being paid $6 million a year.<\/p>\n<p>That is obviously a lot of money to a lot of people, but she\u2019s talking about it as if she\u2019s making Oprah money.<\/p>\n<p>Whoopi made much, much, much\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/52fuN3YN9y\">https:\/\/t.co\/52fuN3YN9y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Yashar Ali <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f418.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc18\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> (@yashar) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/yashar\/status\/2084775155646210475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Watch above via <em>Baby, This Is Keke Palmer<\/em> podcast.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/tv\/whoopi-goldberg-brags-view-fans-wouldnt-believe-the-size-of-her-paycheck-you-would-be-shocked\/\">Whoopi Goldberg Brags View Fans Wouldn\u2019t Believe the Size of Her Paycheck: \u2018You Would Be Shocked\u2019<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg bragged on Keke Palmer&#8217;s podcast that viewers would be &#8220;shocked&#8221; 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. &#8220;I love the check,&#8221; she said. 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