Sunny Hostin’s On-Air Allergy Scare: How The View Star ‘Almost Died’ Live
Hold onto your coffee mugs, because your jittery aunt is here to spill the wild tale of Sunny Hostin’s near-death moment—live on The View! Picture this: it’s June 20, the daytime chat fest is in full swing, and former cohost Debbie Matenopoulos whips out her dazzling Greek spread. Sunny, ever the foodie, dives in—until Alyssa Farah Griffin casually asks, “Are those walnuts in there?” Cue the panic! The 56-year-old, who’s graced our screens since 2016 (source: E! Online), clutched a pen and scribbled a full-on “death note” to Alyssa before flagging down executive producer Brian Teta.
I mean, can you IMAGINE scribbling a last will at warp speed? Sunny told Joy Behar, Sara Haines and Ana Navarro that the second she realized those sneaky walnuts were in her tzatziki, “I almost died.” Thank heavens the on-set medical crew—AKA Disney’s superhero nurses—sprang into action. One swooped in with an EpiPen, another dosed her up with Benadryl, and just like that, we dodged a real-life tragedy. Sunny later quipped that she was absolutely terrified (source: People Magazine), but praised the “superhero” staff for saving the day.
Meanwhile, Alyssa admitted she didn’t grasp the gravity at first—she couldn’t even read the frantic note—and in classic sass mode joked, “Would you leave me your Gucci shoes if you pass?” Thankfully, Sunny lived to riff another day and gave props to Alyssa’s quick thinking once she decoded the dramatics. “We are so glad you made it through,” Alyssa sighed—cue group hug.
But wait, there’s more celebrity heart-stoppers! Remember Brian Austin Green’s sudden appendix perforation in April 2025? He went from on-screen dad to ER patient (source: Instagram video). And comedy king Adam Devine has been battling lifelong injuries after a freak cement-truck accident at age 11—he told Graham Bensinger’s podcast he literally thought he might die on more than one occasion (source: In Depth With Graham Bensinger). Bachelor Nation’s Jason Tartick even crawled into the hospital “on all fours” with a back flare-up that made squats impossible, as he revealed on his Trading Secrets podcast. And hockey’s Casey Fitzgerald needed 25 stitches after a skate blade nicked his neck during an AHL game—ESPN later called it a miracle he walked away.
Talk about living on the edge, right? From walnuts to appendices, these celebs prove how fleeting life can be—especially when you’re broadcasting breakfast live. I swear, I could yak about these celeb health scares all day, but my latte’s gone cold—now someone pass me a fresh brew! Whew, that was a LOT to process!
Sources: Celebrity Storm and E! Online, People Magazine, Instagram (Brian Austin Green), In Depth With Graham Bensinger podcast, Trading Secrets podcast, ESPN
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