Whoopi Goldberg’s birthday feast this year was bittersweet.
While celebrating her 69th birthday on The View on Wednesday, November 13, the TV personality claimed that the bakery that made her birthday treats initially did not accept her order, and that it was her fault. I assumed it was because of his political views. The store, which the host did not name but was identified by Entertainment Weekly as Holterman’s Bakery, later denied the claims.
An hour-long celebration in which Goldberg gifts the audience her favorite things and her friend James Monroe Iglehart performs the title song from Broadway’s “It’s a Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical.” Afterward, The View co-hosts enjoyed a dessert close to the actress’ heart. Charlotte Ruth.
The dessert is a trivial treat with layers of sponge cake, Bavarian cream, and fruit, but it was Goldberg’s mother’s favorite since she was a child, the star said before revealing that the dessert is a trivial treat with layers of sponge cake, Bavarian cream, and fruit. He revealed that he had a hard time getting a plate topped with cherries at the bakery. .
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“Now, let me tell you, Charlotte Luce has no political leanings and the company that made these refused to make them for me,” the actress explained as the audience gasped.
Her co-hosts also had strong reactions to the information, with Sunny Hostin asking, “Oh, really?” Sarah Haines quickly spits out her bite, eliciting laughter from the audience.
“They were saying the oven was broken and all that stuff, but people just went and picked it up,” Goldberg explained. “So I won’t say who made it.”
However, the Sister Act star theorized: “That can’t happen because I’m a woman, but maybe they didn’t like my politics.”
“But that’s okay,” Goldberg continued. Listen, this is my mother’s celebration. Grab these and celebrate with me and my mom. Thank you to everyone who celebrated my birthday today. ”
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After the actress claimed on air that the bakery rejected her because of her politics and was using technical issues as an excuse, Halterman’s Bakery owner Jill Halterman denied this, saying, He told EW it wasn’t because of any “political” affiliation, but rather because “we are.” There was a problem with the boiler. ”
According to Halterman, The View co-host initially asked for the treats for a Nov. 6 talk show appearance and birthday broadcast, but the baker “didn’t want to make any commitments on either.” He declined the offer for the following reason. I won’t follow through. ”
“I told Whoopi, ‘I can’t do it right now,’ there’s so much going on at the boiler,” she told the outlet. The building was built in 1930, so when she called me she said: I wasn’t sure if I could bake everything. ”
The bakery’s owner also confirmed Goldberg’s claim that a woman, neither of whom identified herself, came to pick up about 50 Charlotte Ruth desserts on the morning of Nov. 13, and the owner also said the owner had trouble with the boiler. It is said that she was eventually able to make it though.
She also told EW that she didn’t know who the woman was or that she had any connection to Goldberg or The View.
PEOPLE reached out to Holterman’s Bakery and The View for further comment, but neither responded immediately.
