The View viewers won’t catch Whoopi Goldberg sitting front and center seat at the Hot Topics roundtable for a few weeks. During the show’s June 23 episode, Goldberg’s co-host Joy Behar explained the multi-hyphenate's sudden absence on Monday morning while also revealing she's missing this week’s segments for a special reason.

Whoopi Goldberg is taking some time off from The View. The Sister Act star is currently in Italy and won't be returning to the daytime talk show until July. "We are all jealous of Whoopi today because she's in Italy - I hope it's 100 degrees,

Here's why Whoopi Goldberg isn't on 'The View' this week, plus when she'll be back at the Hot Topics table following the show's summer hiatus that begins Monday, June 30.