Whoopi Goldberg cuts off 'View' cohost Sunny Hostin during on-air psychic prophecy
Whoopi Goldberg cuts off 'View' cohost Sunny Hostin during on-air psychic prophecy
Joey NolfiTue, April 21, 2026 at 6:15 PM UTC
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'The View' cohost Sunny Hostin claims she's psychicCredit: ABCKey Points -
The View cohost Sunny Hostin told the world Tuesday that she has psychic abilities.
"One psychic and four psychos," Joy Behar joked of the panelists at the Hot Topics table.
Whoopi Goldberg later cut off Hostin mid-prophecy on the air.
Sunny Hostin, your psychic abilities are in danger, girl.
Amid a Hot Topics discussion introduced Tuesday by Ghost star Whoopi Goldberg, The View cohost and former federal prosecutor revealed on the air that she is, indeed, psychic.
"Apparently, one in five Americans believe they possess some level of psychic ability," Goldberg said on the broadcast, before she trailed off as a wide shot showed Hostin raising her hand to claim that she is the sole prophetic mind at the table.
"One psychic and four psychos," Joy Behar joked as the audience laughed.
Whoopi Goldberg on 'The View'Credit: ABC
Hostin then spoke up, telling her colleagues, "I believe I have psychic abilities. I recall when I was a child, I was about 5 years old, I grew up very poor. I dreamt a number, and my grandmother was like, 'We are going to play that number,'" Hostin recalled. "My entire family won [lottery money] based on that number."
She elaborated further, indicating that she's "had other dreams" that have "come true" in other areas of life.
"Now I'm going to start sounding crazy, but my grandmother had psychic abilities, and she told me that I also had the gift," Hostin continued.
The other cohosts debated the issue for a few seconds, while Hostin raised her hands to her temples, closed her eyes, and attempted to divine a prophecy live on the air: "Let me think..." she said, trailing off as Goldberg cut in to say, "We're going to break right now."
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As the show cut to an ad, Hostin could be heard saying, "Joy thinks I'm not a psychic!" Which, given Behar's prior skepticism, was apparently true.
The View has a long history with the occult. Mysterious entities have long permeated the show's airspace, ranging from Goldberg speculation that it was God wafting around the studio, to the actress confirming to her peers that aliens have been on our planet for years.
"They're already here," Goldberg said on the air in early 2024. "They're already... They've been here for quite some time."
Sunny Hostin says she's psychic on 'The View'Credit: ABC
In late 2025, however, a celebrity mentalist, Oz Pearlman, joined the show and enraged cohost Sara Haines after he revealed her bank PIN live on the air.
"Why would you say it on national television?" Haines said after dropping an F-bomb in shock during the show.
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Behar later said that Haines had a "nervous breakdown" on set, with Haines elaborating on the Behind the Table podcast: "I don't like someone that will sell a human violation for clickbait."
The View airs weekdays on ABC.
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