Fans around the world are mourning Betty White after the Golden Girls icon died just a couple of weeks before her 100th birthday.
Many have been left shocked by the news, with actor Ryan Reynolds summing it up by saying: ‘The world looks different now.’
As well as her iconic roles, including as Rose Nylund in The Golden Girls, White was known for her comic moments and sage advice for life.
From her wisdom on how she lived so long, to letting us know exactly how she was celebrating her birthdays, she couldn’t resist an opportunity to make everyone laugh.
So, as the late star is remembered, here are some of our favourite Betty White quotes.
Her secret to a long and healthy life
In 2018, and at the age of 95, Betty gave us all her secret to a long life.
She told Parade that she was a big fan of hotdogs and vodka ‘probably in that order.’
The star added: ‘Enjoy life.
‘Accentuate the positive, not the negative. It sounds so trite, but a lot of people will pick out something to complain about, rather than say, “Hey, that was great” It’s not hard to find great stuff if you look.’
How she celebrated turning 99
True to her word, White enjoyed the small things in life.
Ahead of turning 99, the actress told AP News her day would include feeding a pair of ducks in her area.
Her birthday meal will be a hot dog and fries brought in by her longtime agent and friend Jeff Witjas, who also bought her a bouquet of roses.
‘Since I am turning 99, I can stay up as late as I want without asking permission!’ the comedy actress joked in a statement.
When she gave Ryan Reynolds quite the talking to
The iconic actress certainly didn’t slow down in her later years, starring with Ryan and Sandra Bullock in The Proposal in 2009.
She and Ryan were particularly close, with the pair filming a hilarious skit together, joking that they had a feud on set.
‘If Betty White says she wants a cup of coffee, you get her a cup of coffee,’ White said in the skit – and she wasn’t wrong!
The Community rap
For Community fans, there are few greater moments than Troy Barnes (played by the great Donald Glover/Childish Gambino) and Abed Nadir (Danny Pudi) rapping their hearts out.
White starred in one of them, as anthropology professor June Bauer, with the scene descending into a sing-along of Toto’s Africa and we love every second of it.
When she won a Guinness World Record
In 2014, White was awarded the Guinness World Record for the longest TV career for a female entertainer.
‘I have no regrets at all. None. I consider myself to be the luckiest old broad on two feet,’ she said.
When The Golden Girls’ Rose Nyland summed up ageing
As her character Rose Nyland in the iconic show The Golden Girls, White had plenty of iconic quotes.
As for one particularly memorable one?
‘My mother always used to say: “The older you get, the better you get, unless you’re a banana.”‘
Wisdom for the ages.
She wasn’t keen on the idea of retiring
White had one of the longest-running careers in the entertainment industry in the world, beginning in 1939.
In 2010, she pointed out that she was a ‘fixture’ on TV and saw no need to retire.
‘I’ll retire when they stop asking me,’ she said. ‘I love what I do. I’m grateful for what I do.’
She added: ‘I’ve been around so long – everyone grew up with me. I’m sort of a fixture. I’m not somebody they have to get to know; it’s just old Betty.’
Her final interview
In news that will surprise no one, White stayed positive in her outlook until the very end of her life.
Speaking to People ahead of her 100th birthday, she said: ‘I’m so lucky to be in such good health and feel so good at this age. It’s amazing.
‘I got it from my mom, and that never changed. I always find the positive.’
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