DON'T MISS...Kirsty Gallacher hits back as GB News viewer calls her out [INSIGHT]Piers Morgan hits out at 'spineless' BBC as he supports Emily Maitlis [UPDATE]Pointless host Richard Osman recovering in hospital after operation [UPDATE]During her return, she explained that she had been "gasping for air" before being sent to hospital.Her doctor, who appeared on the show with her at the time, said the actress was having trouble breathing and her teeth were chattering during an initial phone conversation.He admitted that he was worried that she wasn't going to wake up.Doctors later told her she had a 1 in 3 chance of dying.Whoopi has been co-hosting The View since 2007.She later won an Outstanding Talk Show Host Daytime Emmy Award, to add to.