Sunny Hostin on “The View” on Feb. 5, 2025.Photo:ABC
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Sunny Hostinbroke down when a segment on cardiac health onThe Viewhit close to home, sharing that a beloved relative had a fatal heart attack just the day before.“I’m sorry, my aunt died yesterday of a heart attack,” Hostin, 56, emotionally told her co-hosts on the Feb. 5 episode ofThe View, tearing up when guest hostStar Jonesopened up about her health history to kick offAmerican Heart Month.“I’m so sorry, Sunny,”Alyssa Farah Griffinsaid, as Jones, 62, told Hostin, “Understand that your aunt is at home with her God and we are here to fulfill her legacy.”“I’m sorry everyone,” Hostin said; In response, Jones comforted her, saying, “Do not worry about stuff like that. We’re your girls. You’re supposed to be vulnerable with your girls. That’s what it’s about.”Star Jones and Sunny Hostin.ABCIt was Jones’ discussion of her cardiac history — along with steps people can take to protect their heart health — that prompted Hostin to share the news of her aunt’s death.“I hadopen-heart surgeryfourteen years ago,” said Jones, a national volunteer for the American Heart Association. She shared that she and former co-hostBarbara Waltershad open-heart surgery within six months of each other.“I’m a survivor and a thriver because my life has obviously improved,” Jones said, explaining that in the fourteen years since her heart surgery, it’s still a leading cause of death for Americans — and Black women in particular.Sunny Hostin in New York in 2024.Gary Gershoff/GettyCardiovascular disease, Jones pointed out, can often be prevented through lifestyle changes: “It’s no magic bullet: eating better, getting some exercise,” said Jones. “I was the most sedentary, lazy human being on the planet. Now my butt is out there, working out, because I don’t have a choice.”So, she urged, “Know your numbers. Like, what yourblood pressureis, what your good and your badcholesterolis, what your blood sugar level are. This should be the time. Go get an EKG. They actually have those in most insurance plans now. It’s preventative care.”Jones added for people toreduce stress, get rest — andquit smoking, calling it “the dumbest, most expensive, ridiculously life-threatening habit there is.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Sunny Hostinbroke down when a segment on cardiac health onThe Viewhit close to home, sharing that a beloved relative had a fatal heart attack just the day before.
“I’m sorry, my aunt died yesterday of a heart attack,” Hostin, 56, emotionally told her co-hosts on the Feb. 5 episode ofThe View, tearing up when guest hostStar Jonesopened up about her health history to kick offAmerican Heart Month.
“I’m so sorry, Sunny,”Alyssa Farah Griffinsaid, as Jones, 62, told Hostin, “Understand that your aunt is at home with her God and we are here to fulfill her legacy.”
“I’m sorry everyone,” Hostin said; In response, Jones comforted her, saying, “Do not worry about stuff like that. We’re your girls. You’re supposed to be vulnerable with your girls. That’s what it’s about.”
Star Jones and Sunny Hostin.ABC
It was Jones’ discussion of her cardiac history — along with steps people can take to protect their heart health — that prompted Hostin to share the news of her aunt’s death.
“I hadopen-heart surgeryfourteen years ago,” said Jones, a national volunteer for the American Heart Association. She shared that she and former co-hostBarbara Waltershad open-heart surgery within six months of each other.
“I’m a survivor and a thriver because my life has obviously improved,” Jones said, explaining that in the fourteen years since her heart surgery, it’s still a leading cause of death for Americans — and Black women in particular.
Sunny Hostin in New York in 2024.Gary Gershoff/Getty
Gary Gershoff/Getty
Cardiovascular disease, Jones pointed out, can often be prevented through lifestyle changes: “It’s no magic bullet: eating better, getting some exercise,” said Jones. “I was the most sedentary, lazy human being on the planet. Now my butt is out there, working out, because I don’t have a choice.”
So, she urged, “Know your numbers. Like, what yourblood pressureis, what your good and your badcholesterolis, what your blood sugar level are. This should be the time. Go get an EKG. They actually have those in most insurance plans now. It’s preventative care.”
Jones added for people toreduce stress, get rest — andquit smoking, calling it “the dumbest, most expensive, ridiculously life-threatening habit there is.”
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