The funny actress Whoopi Goldberg has been officially confirmed as the new moderator of the ABC’s famous talk show “The View”. It has been Barbara Walters, the co-host and executive producer of the show, who has made the public announcement at the end of yesterday’s episode of the talk show.

When the announcement has been made live, Whoopi Goldberg has jogged down the aisle of the studio and she has slapped hands with the public. She has then said she has always been a fan of the show and she loves “coming on it” and “hanging out with” its audience and co-hosts. The actress, who is known for her liberal politics, as well as for her roles in comedies and dramas, has been the guest of “The View” for 13 times till now. She has also served as the guest co-host of the talk show for 14 times.

"It's a show I like with people I like and I'm looking forward to it," Goldberg said.

Whoopi Goldberg is one of the few actors that have won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, a Tony Award, as well as a Grammy Award. In fact there are only ten people in this world who have won all these prizes in a single life (Mel Brooks, Helen Hayes, Audrey Hepburn, Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli and others)! She has remarked herself through acting, comedy, writing and also radio DJ-ing. And she hasn’t missed television either!

Anyway, starting with the 4^th of September Whoopi Goldberg will be replacing Rosie O’Donnell as the moderator of the eleventh season of “The View”. After weighing for several months how to fill O’Donnell’s departure, the show’s producers have seemed to agree that Goldberg will fit the show best.

"I have known Whoopi for years," Barbara Walters, "The View" executive producer, said in a statement. "She is brilliant, funny and irrepressible and is an enormously popular and talented star. We are delighted that she is going to join the program as our moderator."