Sherri Shepherd Shares That Whoopi Goldberg’s ‘Care’ After Her Divorce Taught Her How To ‘Pay It Forward’: She Got All These Clothes For Me, I Was Just Broke 

Sherri Shepherd & Whoopi Goldberg

Sherri Shepherd Shares That Whoopi Goldberg’s ‘Care’ After Her Divorce Taught Her How To ‘Pay It Forward’: She Got All These Clothes For Me, I Was Just Broke 

Whoopi Goldberg’s gems helped Sherri Shepherd prepare for her upcoming hosting duties! 

Sherri Shepherd

As previously reported, Sherri Shepherd’s new talk show SHERRI will premiere on Monday (Sept. 12) which will take over the time slot for The Wendy Williams Show. In a recent interview, Sherri Shepherd shared that before being Whoopi Goldberg’s co-host on The View, Goldberg gave her useful career advice that she utilizes today. The 55-year-old said:

“One of the big things that I learned at The View is paying it forward.”

The comedian continued:

“When I came from L.A., all I had was a GAP miniskirt and a tank top. Whoopi was taking me around after I went on Bill O’Reilly with that tank top and that miniskirt. Whoopi said, ‘We got to get you some clothes.’ She took me to Anne Fisher. She got all of these clothes for me, and they were very expensive.”

She added:

“I said, ‘I can’t afford these clothes my card is going to be declined.’ I figured I would pay for the clothes and take them back and get my money back. I was going through a divorce. I just was broke.”

She shared:

“The sales clerk, when I gave them the card, said ‘Ms. Goldberg paid for these clothes.’ I broke down crying and Whoopi hugged me, and Whoopi said, ‘Pay it forward.’ Whoopi will contribute to charities and not even put her name on it. She will take care of folks if they need something and not even put her name on the check they don’t know who that angel was, but it was Whoopi.” 

Whoopi Goldberg

Shepherd said:

“Whoopi taught me to pay it forward, which is what I have been doing for my entire career.”

Shepherd was on The View from 2007 until 2014. She previously shared what her plans are for her upcoming solo talk show, which will air on FOX. The talk show host discussed that her fans can look forward to seeing positive energy on her show. She said:

“Let’s be clear, I’m not a mean person at all!”

Noting that there will be no room to throw mean jabs at celebrities, She added:

“I’m all about positive energy. I’m about joy. I’m about kindness and laughter. Anyone that knows me will tell you just that.”

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