Golden Girls actress Betty White excitedly anticipates 99th birthday

Golden Girls actress Betty White excitedly anticipates 99th birthday

- Golden Girl actress Betty White will soon turn 99 and she's facing life with as much humour as she always has

- The veteran star, who was born in 1922, does not plan to just sit and watch the day go by

- She hopes to feed a group of ducks and try get her 1971 show re-released

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What was your most favourite birthday?

Let us guess, either sweet 16 or your 18th. Right?

Now imagine living to see your 99th birthday and even getting the chance to plan how you will celebrate it. Nothing beats that.

Golden Girls actress Betty White excitedly anticipates 99th birthday
Betty White is still healthy and happy. Photo: Good Morning America
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Golden Girls actress Betty White turns 99 on January 17, 2021, and she already knows what she hopes to do on that day.

The Thespian, who has lived for close to a century, will still be in quarantine but that does not mean she will not have some fun. The actress told Entertainment Tonight during an interview that she will be feeding ducks which will be visiting her every day.

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Initially, she would probably have involved herself in running for a while but thanks to the pandemic, that will not happen this year.

Also, Betty hopes to get Pet-Set, an old show she and her husband starred in back in the 70s, released again.

“What am I doing for my birthday? Running a mile each morning has been curtailed by Covid, so I am working on getting ‘The Pet Set’ re-released, and feeding the two ducks who come to visit me every day,” the actress said.

In other birthday news, Briefly.co.za recently reported on Tshepang Bridgette Minyuku took to Facebook to wish her gogo a happy 95th birthday, she loved her granny because she looks after her as much as she looks after her.

She said that she looks young and strong and walks unassisted. She does everything herself, cooks, cleans and washes her own clothes.

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She added that she is "a grandmother that my mother left on earth to continue with motherly duties."Her gran even gave her R5 when she brought her a cake to say thank you for making her day special.

Strong as she is. Young as she looks. She turned 95years today. She can walk on her own. Sometimes she claims we don't wash her clothes clean and wash them herself. When I'm not well she can easily make food for me."

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