Even if you’re #TeamDesigningWomen in the great Designing Women vs. The Golden Girls debate (what, just me?), you have to admit: Betty White — the same Betty White who performs dramatic readings of Queen Latifah songs, reviews Deadpool, and auditions to play Wolverine — is a national treasure.
That’s why everyone started freaking out this morning when they saw her name trending on Twitter. Did she…? She couldn’t have, right? Then again, it’s been a bad year-plus for celebrities… Don’t worry. The Hot in Cleveland star — who started working in the 1940s and has been nominated for a ridiculous 21 Primetime Emmy Awards (winning four times for four different shows) — is still alive and kicking. White is trending because today’s her 95th birthday.
To put that into context: White was born in 1922, the same year the USSR formed, the Lincoln Memorial was built, and Robin Hood became the first movie with a Hollywood premiere ever. And she’s still going strong (last year, she voiced a character on SpongeBob SquarePants; this year, she’ll appear on Bones). What the internet would like to say is, thank you for being not dead.
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Betty White is trending and I am happy (and relieved!) to see that it's because it's her 95th birthday. WHEW. Hit it one time, girl! pic.twitter.com/gVUZPWMcSX
— April (@ReignOfApril) January 17, 2017
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*Sees Betty White trending, immediately freaks out* "Happy Birthday Betty White!" WHEW pic.twitter.com/ksMCv0vWRu
— Croissant Roll (@CroissantRoll) January 17, 2017
kinda had a mini heart attack when i saw betty white trending but it's just her 95th birthday. happy birthday betty
— 𝔰𝔥𝔞𝔫 🌞🗡 (@visc0untess) January 17, 2017
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Saw Betty white was trending. I almost had a heart attack thinking 2017 started by taking the greatest. #phew #HappyBirthdayBettyWhite
— Lindsay Renee (@lindsayrenee124) January 17, 2017
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Y'all I saw Betty White's name trending and thought she was dead…….it's just her birthday pic.twitter.com/wmDT3uBbtu
— Ash 🦋 (@vshyiv) January 17, 2017
I honestly thought "something" 😉 had happened to Betty White but it's just her birthday so Happy birthday to Betty White 😊😊
— The Dummy Effect TV (@thedummyeffect) January 17, 2017
I literally saw Betty White trending and thought she died 😳 I am so relieved
— Kasey 👽 (@demonpopsicle) January 17, 2017
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When i saw mother fucking Betty White was trending i had a mother fucking heart attack! turns out shes alive its just her birthday!
— tonguePop-DeathDrop (@Justice4willam) January 17, 2017
When you have a slight heart attack when Betty White is trending but it's her birthday pic.twitter.com/rDaLaJF6EM
— Michelle's Side Eye (@YooChilll) January 17, 2017
Hankering for more Betty White? The Golden Girls is coming to Hulu in February.