United Kingdom, July 8 -- Whoopi Goldberg has overcome her fear of flying.

The 69-year-old star previously admitted she used to travel around the US in a giant tour bus to avoid getting on a plane, but after it was noted she has been jetting to places including the Bahamas and Italy in recent times, the Sister Act star has found something to relax her nerves enough to board a flight.

Speaking on The View, Whoopi's co-hosts were shown a picture of her sitting at the control board of a commercial plane over the holiday weekend, and she said: "I've been so many places. I was in the cockpit of a plane.

"People keep saying, 'So what's happened? Now you seem to be able to fly?' The truth of the matter is I hated, hated, hated, hated it, for ...