Betty White’s Golden Girls costar Bea Arthur ‘called late icon a f**kin c***’ as show casting director spills secrets
BEA Arthur once slammed Betty White as a "f**kin c***" as a casting director has revealed on-set secrets just months after her tragic passing.
The Golden Girls frontrunner, who has been beloved by fans for decades, might not have been as pleasant as meets the eye.
Bea Arthur, who passed away in April of 2009 at the age of 87, once ripped Betty White as a "f**king c***" according to Joel Thurm, casting director of the long-running show.
While appearing on The Originals podcast recently, he said: "Literally Bea Arthur, who I cast in something else later on, just said, 'Oh, she's a f***ing c***.'
"I heard it with my own ears," the Golden Girls alum claimed.
Joel later shared that another castmate, Rue McClanahan, had also referred to Betty using the same profanity, as the ladies encountered "tensions" while on set.
The casting director said that once Estelle Getty, who passed in 2008, began losing her memory and forgetting lines on set, she became the target of Betty's jokes.
"And she would write the lines on her hand," he explained, adding: "Betty White would make fun of her in front of the live audience.
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"That may seem like a minor transgression, but it really does get to you. I have no idea how Estelle Getty felt, but I know the other 2 did not like [Betty] at all."
BAD BETTY?
In the past, rumors spread that Bea and Betty were not always on the best terms, though many believed it was jealousy as the latter earned Best Actress Emmy for her role on Golden Girls.
The career actress would also regularly joke with the show's live audience members while the rest were solely focused on their lines.
Back in 2011, Betty actually addressed their disagreements, saying: "Bea had a reserve. She was not fond of me. She found me a pain in the neck sometimes.
"Sometimes if I was happy, she'd be furious."
A LEGEND GONE
However, a vast majority of the country found the TV star to be an endearing actress and mourned her loss heavily after her tragic passing late last year.
Betty passed on December 31 in Los Angeles, just three weeks before her 100th birthday.
The iconic star's cause of death was revealed to be a stroke as she lost blood flow to her brain.
FINAL MESSAGE
The comedian shared a video message to fans just days before her passing, as she sat posed on the porch of her home.
"I just want to thank you all for your love and support over the years."
"Thank you so much and stick around," she gushed, smiling brightly for her fans.
Betty's assistant Kiersten captioned the post on her official Instagram page: "Good morning! As we continue to see numbers coming in from all over the world - it's just absolutely amazing how much money all of you raised for the animal through #thebettywhitechallenge.
"She could never have imagined such an outpouring of love and would have been so grateful to everyone."
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The note continued: "When we recorded her special message to fans who attended the movie, we also recorded one that we had planned to put on social media on her birthday.
"She knew how lucky she was; she felt the love, and she never took it for granted. I think it's appropriate to post today as a thank you from Betty and the animals."
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