Whoopi Goldberg tears up in 'rare' moment during emotional interview with teen, 15, battling brain tumor disorder - as hosts help fulfil her wish to meet Sofia Carson

The View fans have been left 'teary-eyed' as they witnessed a 'rare' display of emotion from host Whoopi Goldberg as she interviewed a teenage girl battling a rare brain tumor disorder.

As part of Brain Tumor Awareness Month, Whoopi, 68, and her cohost, Sara Haines, invited Mya Jackson, 15, onto Thursday's show, with her mom, Tanya, and surprised the brave teen with a meet and greet with her favorite singer, Sofia Carson.

In very emotional scenes, Mya - who was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) at the age of six - was seen hugging Sofia, 31, as Whoopi helped mother-of-three Sara wipe away tears using a tissue - but even the Sister Act star failed to hold it together and struggled to get her words out towards the end of the segment. 

As she tried to plug the Make A Wish foundation, who had made Mya's dream come true, Whoopi had to pause and compose herself as she fought back tears with her voice breaking - and fans were shocked to see her this way.

Whoopi Goldberg fought back tears on The View on Thursday as she interviewed a teenager battling a rare disorder called neurofibromatosis

Mya Jackson, seen here with mom Tanya, is preparing to have her 89th round of chemotherapy 

Whoopi, 68, helped her cohost, Sara Haines, wipe away tears using a tissue mid-interview

The View surprised Mya by organizing a meet and greet with her favorite singer, Sofia Carson

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one person wrote: 'WOW you very rarely see Whoopi get emotional,' and another posted: 'Please #Whoopi hold it together... I feel you sista.. I'm a mess too....'

A third person admitted: 'Get'n a lil' teary-eyed at Mya's story,' and a fourth viewer added: 'I can't with this segment.. I can't right now.. I'm a 51 year old man.. and I'm in major total meltdown over this story....'

Someone else posted: 'Wow! What a tearjerker of an episode! Mya has such a beautiful spirit. Her parents raised a lively young lady and must be so proud. Thanks to @Disney and #TheView for making Mya's wish come true.'

Revealing why she didn't hesitate to meet Mya, Sofia explained to Whoopi: 'I think there are few more important things in the world than the privilege to be able to make Mya smile.'

Sofia then turned to Mya and said: 'To be able to be your wish is one of the greatest honors of my life and you are my hero and everyone here's hero,' before confirming that Disney's design team will be making a custom-made costume of Sofia's Descendants character Evie for Mya.

Whoopi then said: 'Mya and Tanya, thank you for joining us today. Sofia, you are the queen we always knew you were and thank you for making this come true for Mya today.'

The Oscar winner then struggled to get her words out as she paused and took a couple of deep breathes before informing viewers: 'For more information on the magic... of making wishes come true... head to wish.org/disney.'

Earlier on in the segment, Tanya confirmed that her daughter - who was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis after undergoing eye surgery - was doing as 'well as can be.'

Whoopi became emotional and described Mya as 'one of the bravest kids anyone's met' 

Sofia, 31, said it was a 'privilege to be able to make Mya smile' and meet her in person

Mother-of-three Sara was tearful as she asked Mya what she wants people to know about her

One fan of The View took to X and said that they 'very rarely' see host Whoopi get emotional

Another viewer urged Whoopi to 'hold it together' and said they were also 'a mess'

Someone else described it as a 'tearjerker of an episode' and praised 'beautiful' Mya

'We can only take it day by day with the disease. We're hoping to in the next two months be back in Boston for her fourth brain surgery, and we're going to continue to do chemo, 89 chemo treatments and go from there,' Tanya added.

When Sara asked Mya what she wants people to know about her, the brave teenager - who has fully lost her hearing due to the disorder - replied: 'I want people to know and understand that I'm just like any other 15-year-old, boy or girl.

'That I love to color, I love to dance, I love to play with my dogs. And I love to wear the Descendants costumes,' before admitting that she loves Sofia because 'she's always happy'.

NF2 causes tumors to grow on nerves, but many of them grow in the brain and spine, and Mya had her first tumor removed when she was six.

During a pre-recorded interview, Mya's father Craig described it as a 'complex disease,' while Tanya admitted that the 'hardest part' was seeing how her daughter had 'isolated herself' due to her illness.