White lucky to ‘feel so good at this age’
Betty White will turn 100 on Jan. 17 — and she’s looking forward to the big day with much joy.
In a new interview, the comedic actor and bonafide Hollywood star said she’s “so lucky to be in such good health and feel so good at this age.”
“It’s amazing,” she added about the upcoming centennial.
So what’s the key to longevity for the Emmy Award winner known for her roles on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “The Golden Girls”?
White said being “born a cockeyed optimist” is the key. “I got it from my mom, and that never changed,” she said in an exclusive interview with People Magazine for its Jan. 10 edition. “I always find the positive.”
As far her diet, “I try to avoid anything green,” the Oak Park, Illinois, native joked to People in an issue that hit newsstands Tuesday. “I think it’s working.”
A few of the star’s famous friends — including Carol Burnett, Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds — also share their experiences working with White in the cover story.
Gorman writes end-ofyear poem:
Amanda Gorman is ending her extraordinary year on a hopeful note.
The poet, 23, whose reading of her own “The Hill We Climb” at President Joe Biden’s January inauguration made her an international sensation, released a new work Wednesday to mark the end of 2021. “New Day’s Lyric” is a five-stanza, 48-line resolution with themes of struggle and healing known to admirers of “The Hill We Climb” and of her bestselling collection “Call Us What We Carry.”
When asked what
inspired “New Day’s Lyric,” Gorman said in an email she “wanted to write a lyric to honor the hardships, hurt, hope and healing of 2021 while also harkening the potential of 2022.”
“This is such a unique New Year’s Day, because even as we toast our glasses to the future, we still have our heads bowed for what has been lost,” she wrote. “I think one of the most important things the new year reminds us is of that old adage: This too shall pass. You can’t relive the same day twice — meaning every dawn is a new one, and every year an opportunity to step into the light.”
Jackman tests positive:
Hugh Jackman has COVID-19, he announced Tuesday on social media. The actor was fully vaccinated and got his booster shot at the beginning of December.
“I just wanted you to hear from me that I tested positive this morning for COVID,” said the star of Broadway’s “The Music Man” in a brief video. “My symptoms are like a cold. I have a scratchy throat and a bit of a runny nose, but I’m fine.”
Jackman said he was going to do all he could to “get better, ASAP.”
After announcing shows were canceled through Saturday, “The Music Man” company tweeted that Jackman would be back onstage Jan. 6.
Dec. 30 birthdays: Actor Russ Tamblyn is 87. Singer Noel Paul Stookey is 84. Singer Patti Smith is 75. TV host Meredith Vieira is 68. Actor Sheryl Lee Ralph is
65. Actor Tracey Ullman is
62. TV host Sean Hannity is 60. Actor Daniel Sunjata is 50. Singer Tyrese is 43. Actor Eliza Dushku is 41. Singer Andra Day is 37. Singer Ellie Goulding is 35.