It came out as a shocking surprise when the much adored Betty White passed away earlier this year. The honored First Lady of Television had a glamorous career, one which fans thought would never end.
But as all good things must come to an end, so did Betty White’s seven-decade-long career. If you haven’t been cued in about the circumstances of her death, proceed ahead.
The Golden Girls star was reported by TMZ to have passed away on New Year’s Eve 2021. The culprit was diagnosed to be a cerebrovascular block, better referred to medically as a stroke.
A stroke arises when the blood supply to the Brain is cut off for too long. And the possibility of that happening worsens with age. Sadly, Betty’s body had succumbed to the fatal condition due to her age.
Betty Marion White, born January 17, 1922, passed away in her home at age 99. Her long-time friend and agent Jeff Witjas had much to say when asked about her passing,
“Betty passed in her sleep peacefully without pain. To me, this is the most important thing and brings me comfort as her dear friend. Anything else is private to Betty.”
“Even though Betty was about to be 100, I thought she would live forever.”
Many condolences poured in from all parts of the world. They said she’d be terribly missed, but knowing that she died peacefully meant everything.
Intriguingly, some rumors started emerging that her death was tied to a COVID-19 booster shot. She had received the dosage three days earlier, but as her medical reports were all clear they ended up being false.
Jeff Witjas responded to those claims stating,
“She died of natural causes. Her death should not be politicized — that is not the life she lived.”
Betty never had children of her own, but she was stepmother to her late husband Allen Ludden’s three children. She never remarried after his passing. When asked why by Larry King, she responded;
“Once you’ve had the best, who needs the rest?”
Betty White was the pioneer of early television, and she led that role for over seventy years. In that time, it’s estimated that she earned a whopping $75 million.
Betty White had the longest TV career of any woman in America. So it’s safe to assume she made a pretty penny.
She owned many properties, one house of hers , in particular, was worth over $10 million. While another is valued at $2 million. Betty White’s net worth is mostly due to her television and film roles. She was reportedly paid $75,000 per episode of Hot In Cleveland.
She had a hand in it all, Saturday Night Live, Golden Girls, Toy Story 4, and pretty much everything else. Though she may no longer be with us, her innumerable works will live on entertaining for decades to come.