Sunny Hostinis still reeling from the moment she andAna Navarrowere pulled off stage during Friday’s broadcast ofThe Viewafter both(falsely) tested positive for COVID-19.
The four-time Emmy Award nominee, 52, opened up on Monday’s show about the “real life ramifications” that followed after their test results were revealed on live television. Hostin and frequent guest co-host Navarro, 49, who are both fully vaccinated, have since tested negative multiple times.
After thanking viewers for the “outpouring of love and support” she received over the weekend, Hostin said, “It was really uncomfortable for my results to be released publicly before I even knew what was going on, before they were verified, before I was tested again and again. "
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“My husband is a surgeon, as everyone knows, and he was in the operating room and had to be pulled out of the operating room, because God forbid, he’s operating on someone and he’s COVID-positive,” she said. “My child’s school had to be notified and she had to be pulled out. My parents had to be rushed to be tested. And my son was notified at school as well.”
Sunny Hostin and husband Emmanuel Hostin.Shaun Mader/Patrick McMullan via Getty
Hostin confirmed that Emmanuel and the rest of their family members tested negative. She also reflected on the loss of Emmanuel’s parents, whodied of COVID-19 within three days of each otherlast year, on Dec. 28 and New Year’s Day.
“For me it was particularly triggering, because not too long ago I delivered the eulogy at my in-laws' funeral,” Hostin said, becoming emotional. “So you can imagine how I felt, thinking that I could possibly be COVID-positive, and my family could experience another loss, a loss that I don’t think my husband could handle.”
Co-hostJoy Beharwas the one to announce during Monday’s episode that Hostin and Navarro’s original tests were false positives, and that all four of the panelists, includingSara Haines, had been confirmed negative for the virus. (ModeratorWhoopi Goldbergwas out on both Friday and Monday.)
Executive producer Brian Teta alsoissued a public apology to Hostin and Navarro.
“I really want to acknowledge and apologize to Sunny and Ana, because in the midst of all this chaos, they were put in this position where they had this information put out on television,” Teta said. “It was unfortunate that mistakes were made, but I can confidently say that we have very vigorous safety protocols, that everyone is regularly tested, and I’m just so relieved that you guys are healthy, that everyone is healthy and nobody was ever in danger.”
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source: people.com
