In 2024, Whoopi Goldberg confirmed to People that her memoir, “Bits & Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me,” was slated to hit shelves on May 7. The book details her grieving journey after losing her mother, Emma Harris, in 2010, and her only sibling, Clyde K. Johnson, in 2015. Goldberg touched on her beloved mom’s passing when she appeared on “Oprah’s Master Class,” noting, “There were no sad goodbyes, but for one thing. I realized a couple of days after she passed that no one would ever love me like that again. I wouldn’t put that kind of sparkle in anybody’s eye, you know? And you kind of know that person, those are your first loves” (via HuffPost).
Goldberg knew that Harris would disapprove of her thinking and quickly remind her daughter that her three ex-husbands adored her. During a 2023 episode of “The View,” the co-host reminisced about how her mom consistently vowed to take Goldberg and Johnson to Disneyland in their childhood, but it was always out of budget. So, when the “Sister Act” star began earning enough, she made that dream a reality and surprised her mother with the magical trip.
In an earlier episode of “The View,” Goldberg disclosed that she also honored her mother’s memory by scattering her ashes across Disneyland. Then, on her 68th birthday, in November 2023, Goldberg took a moment on the show to express her gratitude that she had even made it to that age because her brother hadn’t due to his untimely passing at 65 from a brain aneurysm (via X, formerly known as Twitter).
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