Betty White Had To Stand Far Away From Bea Arthur During This Scene

Betty White starred in the popular TV show, The Golden Girls, and it was very successful, with several Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Awards.

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White and her co-stars were close, and they learned a lot about each other, including habits, quirks, and fears.

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All the Golden Girls were professional actresses, but they would get nervous before every live audience performance.

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Write shared all the nervous habits each of her co-stars displayed and joked that she thought the others would one day deck her for her nervous habit.

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In one particular scene in a season two episode, White had to stand far away from Arthur because she was holding a live chicken, and Arthur has a chicken phobia.

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Arthur was fine during rehearsals because they used a toy chicken, but the producers had to rearrange the scene and place her far away once the live chicken.

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White also had a phobia for spiders, and no matter how brave she tried to be, she always turned to Jell-O when she saw a spider.

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Due to the book Charlotte’s Web, White overcame her arachnophobia a little, enough to capture and set free spiders in her home.

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White and Arthur had a unique relationship where Arthur didn’t quite like some of White’s behavior but appreciated and cared for her.

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