The View host Whoopi Goldberg desctibed why she won’t be following the celebrity trend of leaving children with no money, sharing who she’s giving her reported $60 million fortune to.
In Whoopi Goldberg’s opinions, money should stay in the family.
The View host—who reportedly has a $60 million fortune—revealed that she will be bequeathing “everything” to her daughter Alexandrea Martin, 50, who Whoopi welcomed with 1st spouse Alvin Martin.
“One of the great news is children learn by what they see,” the 68-year-old described on the May 2 episode. “My mother worked her behind off and so that’s why I feel the way I feel and I’m leaving my kid everything that I have.”
Although leaving your money to your kids might looked like the obvious choice, other Hollywood stars have recently shared why they’re intentionally choosing not to leave the big bucks to their kids. In fact, Guy Fieri admitted that his kids Hunter, 27 and Ryder, 18, will not be taking over his cooking empire unless they evident themselves.
“I’ve told them the exact stuff my father told me,” he told Fox News in December. “My dad says, ‘When I die, you can expect that I’m going to die broke, and you’re going to be paying for the funeral.’ And I told my boys, ‘None of this that I’ve been building are you going to get unless you come and take it from me.’”