As Whoopi Goldberg’s character Oda Mae Brown in the movie Ghost says to Molly, we’d like to say to her: “You in danger, girl!” Last month, it was reported that Whoopi is suffering from a perfume “allergy” when she “forgot” about her sensitivity before booking former Spice Girls member Victoria Beckham (“Posh”) on The View, which Whoopi now co-hosts, to promote her new perfume Signature Story. After Whoopi realized her mistake, Posh was banned from spraying the perfume within 9 meters of Whoopi and audience members had to sign a no-spray agreement as well since they received goody-bags containing a bottle of the perfume during the show.
We have a few questions for Whoopi and a word of warning. Whoopi: if you experience such unpleasant symptoms from being around perfume, why in the world would you invite a guest on the show to promote this harmful product? Why in the world would you also give out free samples to audience members? We are also left wondering how one could “forget” a perfume allergy (if that’s indeed what happened) and whether Whoopi has other guests and audience members sign a similar agreement for regular shows.
Is it possible to be allergic to perfume, or is Whoopi really suffering from chemical sensitivity? As reported on many sites devoted to the condition, a fragrance sensitivity can often be the first sign before a more severe, debilitating form of the condition develops. This is why we also want to say to Whoopi: “YOU IN DANGER GIRL!” Please educate yourself and start practicing avoidance of chemicals or you may soon find yourself part of a club no one wants to join. I was just talking with a friend last night about how we both wish someone had warned us before our chemical sensitivity became full-blown. This is our warning to you, Whoopi. read about Whoopi’s perfume sensitivity
Oh my. Hope my favorite Scorpio gets this vibe, and more education.
Ha! I “forget” about my scent allergy all the time. I am at home a lot of the time and I am comfortable, not wearing my swimmer’s nose ring, which blocks the scent from troubling my brain, leading to mood changes, tiredness, lack of concentration to mild migraine symptoms to full blown migraine. Often I can hold my breath around the people I “target” as perfume wearers or I am around people who don’t use it. But then, bam, someone gets on the bus, for example, and oh, yeah, I remember that I am chemically sensitive.
I am sure she got excited about Victoria Beckham and the timing of her visit and all the things that are IMPORTANT to an educator/entertainer like Whoopi. One doesn’t think of their ailments so much as their hopes.
I think, I want to get downtown before I think, oh yeah, to get there (I am overseas without a car) I have to remember there are perfume wearers. Luckily, I usually have a swimmer’s nose ring in my pocket, on the days I forget to look for one before I go out of the house.(Usually after a nice fragrance free weekend.) Wearing a nose ring can hurt, and I can’t do it for a four hour class, for example.