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Betty White has died

53 replies

KillingMeDeftly · 31/12/2021 19:41

She was only a few weeks away from her 100th birthday. Ah how I loved her as Rose in The Golden Girls.

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wheresthehope · 31/12/2021 19:43

RIP Betty White

GrouchyKiwi · 31/12/2021 19:44

She was such a wonderful comic actress, and her role as Rose was both funny and moving.

I loved her in all the little roles I saw her in too.

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KillingMeDeftly · 31/12/2021 19:46

Apparently she was originally offered the role of Blanche in TGG but asked to be Rose instead as she'd played a maneater on the Mary Tyler Moore Show and didn't want to be typecast!

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H1978 · 31/12/2021 19:47

Been watching the golden girls on Disney+, she was an amazing actress.

BlueisthenewGrey · 31/12/2021 19:48

Rip Betty White, very sad news. 😔

EnjoyingTheArmoire · 31/12/2021 19:49

She was utterly brilliant.

Such a shame, and quite the end to a shit year.

Aardvarkitsabloodyaardvark · 31/12/2021 19:49

RIP Betty White.
A fantastic actress.

Elieza · 31/12/2021 19:49

RIP Betty.

She was great. God rest her soul.

MrsTerryPratchett · 31/12/2021 19:50

Wonderful funny woman. Such a loss.

QueenofLouisiana · 31/12/2021 19:50

She was a great actor. So enjoyed watching The Golden Girls with my mum when I was a teenager.
Thank you for all the smiles Betty.

Cocolapew · 31/12/2021 19:50

Oh no how sad!

merrymelodies · 31/12/2021 19:50

Rest In Peace.

WhoaBettyWhite · 31/12/2021 19:52

I'm beyond sad 😞

LoveFall · 31/12/2021 19:53

How very, very sad. She was one of those timeless characters who it seemed might live for ever.

Bigassbeebuzzbuzz · 31/12/2021 19:53

I've just seen this so sad I absolutely loved her in the golden girls. Rip

jamandmarmaladethesecondcoming · 31/12/2021 19:57

@EnjoyingTheArmoire

She was utterly brilliant.

Such a shame, and quite the end to a shit year.

@EnjoyingTheArmoire

completely agree!

Weirdly enough I had been re-watching old episodes of Golden Girls a few months back just out of the blue.

I remembered being allowed to stay up and watch those in th 80s.

icebearforpresident · 31/12/2021 20:02

I bloody love Betty White, I was just watching a tribute to her on CNN and teared up. She was incredible.

2021 can go fuck itself.

Thewiseoneincognito · 31/12/2021 20:03

Ahhhh Betty. An Icon.

Thank you for being a friend.

BringMeTea · 31/12/2021 20:03

Oh that is sad news. She was an awesome woman. RIP Betty.

Wombat43 · 31/12/2021 20:04

Aw, I loved the Golden Girls. She was apparently quite the woman, way into her later years.

So sad.

justasking111 · 31/12/2021 20:07

She sprinkled star dust even in guest roles. Just seeing her appear made me smile

ARabbitisaBunny · 31/12/2021 20:08

Absolute legend.

Pandamumium · 31/12/2021 20:12

That’s sad. I loved the Golden Girls. My daughters. Started watching with me during the first lockdown, but the they stopped showing it.

LadyCampanulaTottington · 31/12/2021 20:16

She is an icon. A career that started in 1939. Imagine the things she has seen! RIP fabulous lady.

TowandaForever · 31/12/2021 20:22

@Pandamumium

That’s sad. I loved the Golden Girls. My daughters. Started watching with me during the first lockdown, but the they stopped showing it.
It's on Disney if you have it.