NEWSBetty White Finally Joins Twitter, the Twitterverse Rejoices
April 11 2012, Published 5:06 a.m. ET
Finally! Everybody's favorite, well, person in general, has joined Twitter: Betty White!
"Hello Twitter! And they said it would never happen. Oh wait, that was me," Betty's first Tweet read.
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This is just the latest development in Betty's seven-decade career, which includes famous turns as Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls. The 90-year-old living legend currently has two shows on the air, TVLand's Hot in Cleveland and NBC's Betty White's Off Their Rockers. The latter show airs tonight at 8 p.m., the same time as American Idol, and Betty let Ryan Seacrest know that she's aware of the competition.
"Hey @RyanSeacrest - my new show airs tomorrow and I hear we're in the same time slot. I've always dreamed of sharing a night with you..." she Tweeted yesterday.
OMG! We love that Betty White has a Twitter! And so do a lot of other people, apparently. Betty's garnered over 141,000 followers since joining the social networking site yesterday, and we expect that number will continue to rise!
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As for who Betty is following? Jimmy Kimmel, Britney Spears, Adele, Ellen DeGeneres, Blake Shelton and Justin Bieber, just to name a few.
For those who want to follow Betty (um, everyone?), her Twitter handle is @BettyMWhite.
