Sunny Hostin Suffered 'Scary' Medical Emergency on 'The View'

The View co-host Sunny Hostin had a severe allergic reaction during a live broadcast, requiring medical staff to intervene.

The 56-year-old Hostin was doing a segment on Wednesday, June 18, when she unknowingly consumed part of a dish containing walnuts. She has a severe allergy to them.

Hostin recounted the incident on Friday’s episode, saying that she “almost died” from ingesting the nuts.

She’s not exaggerating the seriousness of her condition. Tree nuts, including walnuts, are a significant cause of fatal anaphylaxis. A study by Imperial College London found that 86 deaths from food-induced anaphylaxis fatalities were caused by peanuts or tree nuts.

Hostin’s incident happened during a cooking segment with former The View co-host Debbie Matenopoulos, who was promoting her new Greek cookbook. The dish sampled by Hostin was an orzo salad with walnuts.

“As I’m eating the food, Alyssa asks, ‘Are those walnuts in here?’ And [Debbie] says, ‘Yes.’ So I panic immediately,” Hostin said.

In footage shown on Friday, Hostin can be seen shaking her head “no” as executive producer Brian Teta looks on, concerned. Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin, seated beside her, appeared alarmed and mouthed “Oh, no!” on camera.

Hostin said she wrote what she called a “death note” to Griffin. “I could tell she was having a bad reaction,” Griffin said. “It was scary.”

Hostin finished the segment before being attended to by on-site medical professionals.

“Our Disney nurses are like superheroes,” she said, praising their quick response. “Nurse Jan came in with an EpiPen. She was testing me. I had Benadryl. I was scared.”

Hostin said this was the first time in more than a decade she’s had a reaction that serious. Still, she was able to laugh about the incident on Friday, with Griffin noting, “We’re just glad you made it through.”

Watch the segment with Sunny Hostin below: