The View is headed to Italy, taking its “Hot Topics” table to Rome in May 2027.
Whoopi Goldberg made the announcement amid her birthday celebration on Thursday’s episode of the ABC talk show.
Goldberg’s birthday is on November 13, which is a Friday this year, a day the show’s main moderator is typically off. On Thursday’s episode, Goldberg celebrated her birthday with Italian food, hinting at their big announcement.
“Ya’ll remember that we’re celebrating our 30th season with big and exciting things,” Goldberg said. “Today, we want to reveal one of the most epic events we have ever planned for next spring.”
She continued, “I’ve been dropping hints all through the show about Italian food, and we’ve been feasting on stuff because next May, The View is going to do a week of shows from Rome, Italy.”
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Confetti was blasted on the set of The View as the co-hosts and audience celebrated the upcoming event, all to the tune of Ricchi E Poveri’s “Sara Perche Ti Amo.”
The View has strong ties to Italy, with OG co-host Joy Behar mentioning her Italian roots frequently on the ABC daytime talk show. Goldberg is also a beloved star in Italy, and in 2025 she took time off the show to travel to the European country after landing a role in Rai 3’s long-running soap Un Posto al Sole (“A Place in the Sun”).
In Un Posto al Sole, Goldberg played Eleanor Price, an American businesswoman who travels to Naples to commission a yacht and deal with some unfinished business from her past.