Whoopi Goldberg is no longer allowed to drive

Whoopi Goldberg has revealed that she's no longer driving due to poor eyesight.

The 63-year-old made the revelation on Monday's episode of The View with The Big Sick star Kumail Nanjiani.

"I have a driver," she said. "The reason I have a driver is because I am not allowed to drive. My sight is not good enough. People get nervous when I get behind the wheel. So, I am not allowed to really drive."

The news comes after Goldberg had to take time off from The View in February when she was hospitalised with pneumonia.

In a video message to viewers at the time, the Academy Award-winner said she was "very, very close to leaving the earth".

"I am here, I am up and moving around, not as fast as I'd like to be, but I am OK," she said. "So here is what happened. I had pneumonia, and I was septic. Pneumonia in both lungs which meant there was fluid and all kinds of stuff going on."

She was also hospitalised three months ago following a 24-hour bug, but returned to work within a few weeks.