Many celebrities in Hollywood have a distinguishing feature, and for Whoopi Goldberg, it’s her lack of eyebrows and dreads. The actress recently spoke on “The View” about the feature with co-hosts Ana Navarro and Alyssa Farah Griffin. Goldberg explained that she has lived most of her life without real eyebrows and is used to them.
The 66-year-old, who has starred in several hit films such as “Sisters Act” and “Sarafina,” revealed that he only gets eyebrows when he works on set. Although Goldberg’s lack of eyebrows may surprise many, it has not affected his career. He is one of 17 celebrities who have won Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Tony awards.
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The host also mentioned celebrities who made the “eyebrowless face” popular in recent years, from Lady Gaga in the mid-2010s to Doja Cat in recent weeks. Goldberg then told fans why he didn’t have eyebrows for so long.
Read on to learn more.
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Why Whoopi Goldberg Has No Eyebrows
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EGOT winners explained per Many people, that he did not remember “his face with eyebrows.” When the host asked why he revealed that he had been shaving them since he was a child. The star had to choose between her eyebrows and a lifeless face.
Goldberg said, “I had eyebrows as a little kid and you know how guys get those bumps? I started putting them on my face so my mom took them out.” The star explained that she is now used to seeing her face without natural eyebrows and keeps them shaved.
She said, “So I keep doing it because I don’t know my face with eyebrows unless I’m working – they put them on and take them off.” Goldberg also revealed that people barely notice that he has no eyebrows.
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His Co-Host Didn’t Notice
Goldberg has been on “The View” with Sara Haines for over six years. However, Haines revealed that he had no idea that the comedian had no eyebrows. Another panelist, Navarro also admitted that he “aged today” when he found out.
While this surprised the “Rat Race” cast, he understood why they didn’t notice. Goldberg explained that people look at him and expect hair over his eyes. Because of this, they assumed that he had eyebrows like most other people.
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He said, “Listen, what you can see on my face, you know where they’re going. You know where they’re at. You see. So when you see me, your eyes see eyebrows when there’s none.” In addition to her fans and co-hosts, some people close to the star also did not notice the lack of eyebrows.
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Whoopi Goldberg’s Ex-Husband Doesn’t Notice Either
The “Alice in Wonderland” star revealed that her ex-husband didn’t realize she had no eyebrows. However, Goldberg did not clarify who he was referring to since the TV personality has been married three times.
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She was first married to Alvin Martin, with whom she had three children between 1973 and 1979, then to director David Claessen from 1986 to 1988, and to fellow actor Lyle Trachtenberg from 1994 to 1995.
Her then husband looked at her face one day and suddenly realized that she had no eyebrows. She said, “I was married to a guy who didn’t realize until one day he said, ‘Oh my God, you don’t have any eyebrows,’ and I said, ‘Yeah, I know.'”
Other Celebrities With Looks
While Goldberg recently made headlines with the revelation, other celebrities have recently embraced the eyebrow-less face. 26-year-old singer and rapper Doja Cat recently shared a photo of herself rocking a face without eyebrows.
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The star surprised fans by shaving off her hair and eyebrows and showing off her new look on social media. Some other celebrities who have recently followed the trend include Kendall Jenner, Madonna, and Amandla Stenberg, and Lady Gaga.
After the episode of the chat show, fans praised Goldberg for being brave enough to talk about the topic. They also praised him for being successful in the industry despite not having eyebrows. “Whoopi Goldberg didn’t need her eyebrows to win her EGOT, none of your favorites can say the same,” said one Twitter user.
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