Whoopi Goldberg Tells Kathy Najimy 'Hocus Pocus 2' 'Helped' Make 'Sister Act 3' Happen

Kathy Najimy, Whoopi Goldberg and Wendy Makkena inSister Act 2: Back in the Habit(1993).Photo: EverettSister Act 3may featureWhoopi Goldbergthanks to all the love forHocus Pocus 2!On Friday, Goldberg, 66, spoke withSister ActcostarKathy Najimyduring an episode ofThe View,and admitted that the buzz surroundingHocus Pocus 2sparked her interest in taking part in a third installment ofSister Act.This week, Disney+ revealed thatHocus Pocus 2— which comes nearly 30 years after the 1993 original — became the streaming service’s No.

Whoopi Goldberg's Surprise Cameo in NewColor Purple'Felt Like the Perfect Part,' Says Writer

Phylicia Pearl Mpasi in ‘The Color Purple’ and Whoopi Goldberg.Photo:Warner Bros. Entertainment; Dia Dipasupil/Getty Warner Bros. Entertainment; Dia Dipasupil/Getty Whoopi Goldbergmakes a surprise appearance in the newThe Color Purple. Goldberg, 68, starred inSteven Spielberg’s 1985 movie, an adaptation of Alice Walker’s 1982 novel, as Celie Johnson. Back on the big screen as an adaptation of the Broadway musical,Phylicia Pearl MpasiandFantasia Barrinonow play Celie at difference stages of her life. The team behind the new version wanted the right way to include Goldberg, who earned an Oscar nomination for the original.

Why 'Where the Crawdads' Author Delia Owens Is Wanted for Questioning About a Murder in Africa

Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Just like herWhere the Crawdads Singcharacter Kya, author and former wildlife scientist Delia Owens has some questions to answer about a murder. Kya, a nature lover known in her North Carolina town as “marsh girl,” stands trial for murdering her former lover. Today, Owens, 73, still finds herself involved with a murder investigation regarding an incident that took place in Africa in the ’90s. It all started when Owens and her former husband Mark, who ran the Owens Foundation for Wildlife Conservation together, moved to Africa two years after getting married in 1972.

Why Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston Say It's 'Sacrilegious to Take a Shot' of Their Dos Hombres Mezcal (Exclusive)

Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul.Photo:Dos Hombres Dos Hombres Aaron PaulandBryan Cranston’sDos Hombres Mezcalis delicious on the rocks, in a margarita, and in a dozen other cocktails — but don’t dare drink it down all in one go. “It’s actually sacrilegious to take a shot of mezcal,” Paul tells PEOPLE. “Taking a shot of something is like taking down very bad medicine — you just try to get it over with as quickly as possible.

Why Body Mass Index Is a Historically Flawed Health Standard for People of Color

Photo: Getty The use of body mass index, or BMI, has been integrated into the United States healthcare system for decades, and experts are speaking up about it being a flawed standard of health, specifically for people of color. Research has shown that the BMI that is considered “obese” — 30 or over — is simply not true of everyone. A large 2003 studyfound that higher BMIs are not unhealthy for Black people, and Black women in particular do not see an increased mortality risk until they reach a BMI of 37 (32 for Black men).