The View’s Whoopi Goldberg using walker after hospitalization as she ‘couldn’t move leg’ in ‘horrible’ sciatica battle

THE VIEW'S Whoopi Goldberg has revealed she's having to use a walker to get around after she was recently hospitalized.

host detailed how she 'couldn't move her leg' in what she described as a 'horrible' sciatica battle.

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Joining the programme on Tuesday morning, , 65, welcomed viewers and said: "Yes, it's me, I'm back.

"I was out because I was dealing with something called sciatica, which is basically a bulging disc in your back and it impacts the sciatic nerve, which sends pain down your leg."

"I'm telling you, it's like a bad boyfriend," the actress joked. "A bad boyfriend who came back to mess with me."

Whoopi recalled: "There I was, trying to move my leg - impossible to do. It was really horrible. But I'm glad to be here."

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She then went on to wave her new walking frame in front of the camera and continued: "I have a walker, which kind of freaked me out.

"I didn't know that I needed it. And you know what? My first step with the walker, this is my new best friend.

"I'm just gliding along. So, that's what happened to me. I'm told that it comes out of nowhere."

She laughed: "I've turned into this little old Black lady. It's really strange."

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Co-host Joy Behar went on to comment that Whoopi looked "rested," to which Goldberg replied, "Well what can you do? I'm

Whoopi has been filming the show from her home since March.

Fans of The View went on to question the star's whereabouts when she did not appear on the show for a week.

According to the , sciatica most commonly occurs when a herniated disk, bone spur on the spine or narrowing of the spine compresses part of the nerve.

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The last time the comedian was absent from the show due to sickness, was in 2019.

Whoopi was struck down with pneumonia which she said had her fighting for her life and off the show for over a month.

The Sister Act star said at the time: "I had pneumonia, and I was septic.

"Pneumonia in both lungs which meant there was fluid and all kinds of stuff going on and yes I came very, very close to leaving the earth. Good news? I didn't."