Betty White Says She "Truly" Misses Cast Of 'Golden Girls' – "It Was Always Great Fun"

Aug 02, 2020 by apost team

To mark 'Golden Girls Day' on July 30, Golden Girls star Betty White, 98, reflected on her experience making the series.

To mark on 'Golden Girls Day' on July 30, Golden Girls star Betty White reflected on her experience making the series.

"It was always great fun shooting each episode," she told Good Morning America in a statement. "[I] truly miss everyone involved."

In 2018, ABC Studios proclaimed July 30 as 'Golden Girls Day' to coincide with National Cheesecake Day, which fans of the hit show will know, was the fabulous four's favorite dessert. The dessert was a recurring prop on the show as the characters frequently chatted about their love lives while snacking on it. The show, which starred White and late actresses Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty as four women living together in Miami, ran for seven seasons between 1985 and 1992.

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White played Rose Nylund, a good-natured though often naive widow who loved to tell stories about her upbringing in St. Olaf, Minnesota. The 98-year-old earned seven Emmy nominations for the hit show and won in 1986 for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series. She's been nominated 21 times for her work on shows altogether including Hot in Cleveland and her reality series, Betty White's Off Their Rockers; she has won five times. Two years ago, the actress, dubbed the "First Lady of Television," was honored at the Emmys, where she received a nearly minute-long standing ovation.

“I’m just gonna quit while I’m ahead,” she joked. “It’s incredible you can stay in a career this long and still have people put up with you. I wish they did that at home.”

Fans will have another chance to see White in front of the camera sooner rather than later: Entertainment Weekly reported in May that she signed on to make a Christmas movie for Lifetime.

In an interview with Parade in 2018, White shared her secret to having such a long and enjoyable life.

According to her, the only way to live your best life is to enjoy it. "Accentuate the positive, not the negative", she says. Betty goes on to say that many people get so bogged down in their problems and complaints that they forget how blessed they really are.

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