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The View’s Whoopi Goldberg reveals the very cheeky meaning behind her stage name
The View's Whoopi Goldberg reveals the very cheeky meaning behind her stage name,The View's Whoopi Goldberg, whose real name is Caryn Johnson, has revealed that there is a cheeky meaning behind her stage name and someone chose it especially for her

The View’s Whoopi Goldberg reveals the very cheeky meaning behind her stage name

The View star Whoopi Goldberg has finally revealed the meaning behind her stage name and explained how an unexpected person chose it especially for her.

The 67-year-old star, who was born Caryn Johnson, explained in a recent interview that her stage name came from being a "champion farter"

Whoopi appeared as a guest on Raven-Symoné and Miranda Maday’s podcast and explained the reason behind her quirky name further.

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She said: “It came from me being a champion farter.” Raven laughed and said: “That’s why I love her so much!”

Miranda, slightly confused, asked if that’s “really” how the name came to be.

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Whoppi Goldberg revealed the real meaning behind her name (Image: Lou Rocco/ABC via Getty Images)
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    Everyone began calling her that and her mum told her that it sounded like a "joke name."

    Whoopi said that her mother said: “But I think you, if you’re really gonna continue to be a serious artist, and you can have any name you want, but you need to weigh it in something."

    Since it was her mum's idea, the comedian asked her mum to help choose the final version of her name for the stage.

    This was when her mum suggested Whoopi Goldberg and the star loved it.

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    Her mum suggested the name for her (Image: Lou Rocco/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images))

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    She said: "I don’t really know what made her say that, but she felt like I would not be taken seriously.

    “I don’t know why she thought I would be taken more seriously as Whoopi Goldberg, but clearly she was right.”

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