Guest cohost Star Jones and panelist Alyssa Farah Griffin offered condolences after Hostin handed her interview questions off in the emotional moment.Sunny Hostin made a tearful reveal on Wednesday's episode of The View,

Sunny Hostin tearfully revealed that her aunt died yesterday from a heart attack during Wednesday’s (February 5) episode of The View, immediately following a discussion of American Heart Month with American Heart Association national volunteer Star Jones.

The View‘s Hot Topics segment often gets personal, as the cohosts routinely share how a particular issue impacts their lives, but a discussion today hit a little too close to home for cohost Sunny Hostin.