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Steve Martinis taking a stroll down memory lane to the first time he ever metBetty White.
As White gears up to celebrateher centennial birthday, Martin shared a story on Twitter on Thursday about meeting the famed comedian over four decades ago when he was just beginning his career.
In a follow-up tweet he added, “I loved Betty White, so I went up to them: ‘I’m so honored to meet you both.’ And then I said, ‘Isn’t Linda great?’ She said, ‘We came to see you.’ I said, ‘Why?’ ‘Because we heard you were funny.’ I was elated.”
White turns 100 years old on Jan. 17. In preparation for the special day, Martin isn’t the only celebrity singing her praises.
In this week’s PEOPLE,Ryan Reynoldshonored the actressand said he’s been a fan of hers “for as long as I can remember,” and went on to praise White’s comedic talent.
The pair starred alongsideSandra Bullockin the 2009 comedyThe Proposal, and over the years Reynolds, 45, has carried on the joke that his onscreen grandmotheris his “ex-girlfriend.”
“I heard that scripts forGolden Girlswere only 35 pages, which makes sense because so many of the laughs come from Betty simply looking at her castmates,” he said, before joking that White is “a typical Capricorn” because she “sleeps all day” and is “out all night boozing and snacking on men.”
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Bullock added that close pal White is a “loving, decent, optimistic, inclusive, hilarious human being,” and she hopes White spends her milestone birthday “the same way she has celebrated every day of her life: with humor, kindness and a vodka on ice, toasting to the fact that she’s a badass who has left us all in the dust.”
White also joked about her relationship Reynolds while speaking with PEOPLE about her upcoming birthday.
“I’ve heard Ryan can’t get over his thing for me,” she said, “but Robert Redford is The One.”
source: people.com
