Goldberg explained that she is “not a lesbian” but that she “knows a lot of them” and has “presented them on TV”.
Whoopi Goldberg She makes it clear that she is “not a lesbian” despite her past Scenery Co-host Raven Simone recalling that she gave off “lesbian vibes” during her time on the ABC talk show.
In the latest episode of iHeartMedia Best podcast ever with Raven and MirandaThe 37-year-old Disney Channel alumna told Goldberg, 67, that she wanted to “dig a little deeper into your work”.
“Honestly, when I was around you, I loved you so much, like I just wanted to be on top all the time,” Simone admitted. “But it’s also because you gave me some kind of lesbian vibes!”
Simone – co-host the view From June 2015 to October 2016 – she added: “You give me lesbian feelings, you give me lesbian feelings.”
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Whoopi Goldberg and Raven Simone on The View on May 10, 2016
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Simone’s wife Miranda Madey, co-host of the podcast, replied, “I think this is Raven’s secret fantasy. I think she just wants everyone to be gay, and she really hopes she comes here now.”
the This is very crow The guy agreed and added, “So if you want to tell us anything, excuse me, you’re most welcome!”
Goldberg then addressed a common misconception about her sexuality, saying, “I’ve had women ask me about this my whole time. I’m not a lesbian. But I know a lot of them, and I’ve played them on TV.”
“But I’ve always had lesbian friends because they’re just my friends,” she continued.
Goldberg went on to elaborate on her limitations with her friends, saying, “I’m not going to kiss you, but I’m going to kiss you here, I’m going to do this but I’m not going to do this… and they’re like, ‘OK!”
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Whoopi Goldberg and Raven Simone on The View on March 28, 2016
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Simone has praised her former co-star for her openness and how she presents herself.
“Which makes me happy because I can also say to all of these people who judge the lesbian community or the gay community,” she said. “There is something beautiful about a woman being able to embrace her masculinity and femininity at the same time and wear it well, as you do.”
And she continued, “It’s wonderful, you are not this or that, you are just a human being living in your body and not really related to sexual orientation or any of that.” It’s so warm… You live this duality well, and I just want to applaud you for that.”
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The EGOT winner has been married three times. When Goldberg was 18 years old, she married drug counselor Alvin Martin in 1973. The couple welcomed their daughter, Alexandria, that same year, and eventually divorced six years later in 1979.
She was then married to cinematographer David Claesen from 1986 to 1988. Her third and final marriage was to actor Lyle Trachtenberg in 1994, though they divorced the following year.
Since her third divorce, Goldberg has been She is very vocal about her views on marriage – and her plans to never marry again. On the August 2023 episode of the viewGoldberg co-hosts had Lengthy discussion On why society often sees finding a spouse as the “ultimate goal in life.” At the end of the clip, Goldberg simply said, “I don’t care.”
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