An outpouring of grief. After Betty White‘s death at age 99, tons of celebrities shared their memories of the beloved actress.
Valerie Bertinelli, who starred alongside the Golden Girls veteran in Hot in Cleveland, paid tribute to White via Twitter. “Rest in peace, sweet Betty,” she wrote on Friday, December 31. “My God, how bright heaven must be right now.”
News of the Hollywood icon’s death broke just days before her 100th birthday. “[I’m] amazed,” White told Entertainment Tonight of her approaching milestone birthday in an interview published on Wednesday, December 29. “No, seriously, I’m the luckiest broad on two feet to be as healthy as I am and to feel as good as I do!”
Just two days later, her close friend and agent, Jeff Witjas, confirmed the news of her passing in a statement. “Even though Betty was about to be 100, I thought she would live forever,” he told People. “I will miss her terribly and so will the animal world that she loved so much. I don’t think Betty ever feared passing because she always wanted to be with her most beloved husband Allen Ludden. She believed she would be with him again.”
Ryan Reynolds, who became friends with the veteran actress while filming the 2009 rom-com The Proposal, commemorated White with an emotional social media post.
“The world looks different now,” he tweeted. “She was great at defying expectation. She managed to grow very old and somehow, not old enough. We’ll miss you, Betty. Now you know the secret.”
In the days ahead of her 100th birthday, White joked that her former costar couldn’t “get over his thing” for her. The Free Guy actor jokingly retaliated via Twitter, writing, “I’m absolutely sick of the media exploiting past relationships just to drive clicks.”
Plenty of other comedians and actors praised the SAG Award winner for her comedic talents, which she’d been showcasing on TV since 1949. Kathy Griffin, who worked with White several times, also shared a memory of the star’s guest appearance on her show My Life on the D-List. The Mary Tyler Moore Show veteran surprised Griffin’s mom on set.
“My Mom about fell OUT!” the Illinois native recalled. “And I got to spend the day on film and off camera, with my mom and Betty White. It was basically a dream girls day. Betty legit treated my mom like a friend.”
Keep scrolling for more celebrity reactions to White’s death:
"Thank you for being a friend (and so so so much more)," the Broadway star tweeted alongside a photo of herself posing with the late actress. "Rest easy, Betty." Gregory Pace/Shutterstock
"Oh Dear Lord. Heaven just got a new superstar to celebrate with tonight!" the Scandal alum tweeted. "An icon, a legend, a trailblazer, a badass, and a ray of sunshine who gifted us creative genius, joy and laughter for 99 years. Thank you for your bold and generous spirit. Rest In Peace #BettyWhite." Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
"God bless Betty White," tweeted the comedian. "As my mom would say, 'we were so lucky to have her.'" MediaPunch/Shutterstock
The singer shared a clip from her guest role on The Golden Girls. "Thank you betty white for being so kind to this kid behind the scenes and for teaching me the most important life lesson," Lewis tweeted. "'Sometimes life just isn’t fair kiddo.'" Steve Granitz/WireImage.com
"Let me add absolutely nothing to the conversation to say that The Golden Girls is, without exaggeration, the greatest TV series of all time," the comedian tweeted. "I am genuinely grateful for them and for that show." Shutterstock
"I Don’t Know if any🐣🐥Can see this…..None of my Twts are posting, But BETTY IS DEAD," the Oscar winner wrote via Twitter. "I Watched Her on her first TV Show 'Life With Elizabeth' When I Was 7 Yrs Old. When She Did [The Sonny and Cher Show] I Got a Chance To Tell Her. I Was Embarrassed cause tears came to my eyes. She put her arms around me, & I Felt 7 again. Some Ppl Are Called ICONS🙄, BETTY IS A TRUE ICON." Shutterstock
"Saddened to hear that @BettyMWhite has passed," the actor tweeted. "I loved her comedic wit and endearing charm. She definitely was a sweetheart to the world and a gift to the entertainment world." Shutterstock (10315638aa) William Shatner AlienCon LA, Day 3, LA Convention Center, Los Angeles, USA - 23 Jun 2019
"What an exceptional life," the comedian tweeted. "I’m grateful for every second I got to spend with Betty White. Sending love to her family, friends and all of us." Matt Baron/Shutterstock
"Betty White we love you!" the Bachelorette alum wrote via Twitter. Kristin Callahan/ACE Pictures/Shutterstock
"Tonight we will raise MANY glasses to the WONDERFUL legacy of Betty White!!!" the Bravo exec wrote via Twitter. Gregory Pace/Shutterstock
"RIP Betty White. #Legend," the Real Housewives of New York City star tweeted alongside a throwback photo of the TV icon. Gregory Pace/Shutterstock
"Rest In Peace to #BettyWhite," tweeted the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star. "You’ll always be our favorite Golden Girl." Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
"Our national treasure, Betty White, has passed just before her 100th birthday," the Star Trek veteran tweeted. "Our Sue Ann Nivens, our beloved Rose Nylund, has joined the heavens to delight the stars with her inimitable style, humor, and charm. A great loss to us all. We shall miss her dearly." Photo Image Press/Shutterstock
"Betty White : [It] is very hard to absorb you are not here anymore.. But the memories of your deLIGHT are," the Emmy winner tweeted. "Thank you for your humor , your warmth and your activism." Shutterstock
"Betty White. Oh noooooooo," the Will & Grace alum tweeted. "I grew up watching and being delighted by her. She was playful and daring and smart. We all knew this day would come but it doesn’t take away the feeling of loss. A national treasure, indeed. Fly with the Angels." MediaPunch/Shutterstock
The Restart Reset founder retweeted a White quote that he'd shared three days prior to the news of her death, adding the message, "I officially can’t stay positive anymore RIP Betty." Andrew H. Walker/Shutterstock
The comedian paid tribute to White with a Twitter thread sharing some of her favorite memories of the actress. "I’ve known her long, but I think the first time I met her was when she was a guest star on Suddenly Susan in the late 90s. Everyone was very excited she was on the show. I had accidentally parked in her parking spot that day," Griffin wrote. "She walks in … yells from the back of the soundstage for everyone to hear 'Where’s that redheaded bitch who stole my parking spot???' SWOON. A friendship was born." Annie Lesser/imageSPACE/Shutterstock
"RIP Betty White! Man did I think you would live forever," the Oscar winner tweeted. "You blew a huge hole in this world that will inspire generations. Rest in glorious peace….you’ve earned your wings." MediaPunch/Shutterstock
"We should all have a gorgeous life like Betty White lived!" tweeted the View alum. "What joy she brought to our world and what a body of work she leaves behind! A ‘Golden Girl’ just got her wings in Heaven!" Rob Latour/BEI/Shutterstock
"So sad to hear about Betty White passing," the Legally Blonde star tweeted. "I loved watching her characters that brought so much joy. Thank you, Betty, for making us all laugh!" Broadimage/Shutterstock
"NOT BETTY," tweeted the WandaVision actress. Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock
"Rest in peace, sweet Betty," tweeted one of White's Hot in Cleveland costars. "My God, how bright heaven must be right now." J C Olivera/PictureGroup/Shutterstock
"RIP Betty White, the only SNL host I ever saw get a standing ovation at the after party," the comedian tweeted. "A party at which she ordered a vodka and a hotdog and stayed til the bitter end." John Salangsang/Shutterstock
"A spirit of goodness and hope," the newsman tweeted. "Betty White was much beloved because of who she was, and how she embraced a life well lived. Her smile. Her sense of humor. Her basic decency. Our world would be better if more followed her example. It is diminished with her passing." Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock
"The world looks different now," tweeted White's costar in The Proposal. "She was great at defying expectation. She managed to grow very old and somehow, not old enough. We’ll miss you, Betty. Now you know the secret." Matt Baron/Shutterstock
"This is so sad!!!!!" tweeted the Real Housewives of New Jersey alum alongside a screenshot of a news story about White's death. Kristina Bumphrey/Starpix/Shutterstock
"Wow, what a loss," the former Bachelor wrote via Twitter. "Thanks for the laughs Betty and the joy you brought to this world." Broadimage/Shutterstock
"I love you ❤️🩹@BettyMWhite," tweeted the MTV personality. "Rip 😫." Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock
The Jersey Shore star tweeted "#BettyWhite" along with praying hands and sad face emojis. Kristina Bumphrey/Starpix/Shutterstock
The Saved by the Bell alum shared a photo of himself hugging the TV legend via Twitter. "What an incredible life," he wrote. "RIP Betty White." Rob Latour/Shutterstock
The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend veteran shared a screenshot about White's 1950s hosting gig on the show Hollywood on Television. "From 1952 to 1956, Betty White hosted a television show that required her to ad-lib for 5.5 hours a day 6 days a week," Bloom wrote via Instagram. "We just lost such an important piece of television history." John Salangsang/AFI/Shutterstock
"NOOOOOOOOOO," the Jersey Shore star wrote in his Instagram Story. Matt Baron/Shutterstock
from Celebrity News – Us Weekly https://ift.tt/3FMf64P
Comments
Post a Comment