Kat Dennings has revealed that she took some sage advice from Whoopi Goldberg to heart.
While appearing Tuesday on “The View,” Dennings was asked if she’d been a “big dater” before tying the knot in 2023.
“I was in a few long relationships, and I tried to date a little. It was just a nightmare,” the actor said.
That’s when a quote from Whoopi Goldberg resonated deeply with her, she said, before then marrying singer Andrew W.K.
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In a 2016 interview with The New York Times, Goldberg unleashed her take on relationships: “I’m much happier on my own. I can spend as much time with somebody as I want to spend, but I’m not looking to be with somebody forever or live with someone. I don’t want somebody in my house.”
On Tuesday, Dennings confessed that she held these words near and dear.
“I actually lived by a quote from you, Whoopi,” The “Thor” actor said. “Correct me if this is the wrong quote, but I did look it up to make sure: ‘I don’t want somebody in my house.’”
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Co-host Sara Haines chimed in, saying she “definitely nailed” the quote from Goldberg, while another co-host added, “That’s Whoopi.”
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Dennings admitted that those “were her feelings towards marriage in general” but said her perspective changed after she met her husband — who, it turns out, is welcome in her house.
Goldberg, a comedian, actor, author, EGOT winner and a woman known for speaking her mind, had also made waves in December with another candid admission.
“For me, I like a hit-and-run,” Goldberg said. “I like a hit-and-run, because I am not interested in a committed relationship.”
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