Sally Struthers made some shocking allegations about the late Betty White after calling her a “very passive-aggressive woman.”
Struthers appeared on the Jan. 13 episode of the “Let’s Talk About That!” podcast with Larry Saperstein and Jacob Bellotti and took aim at the legendary “The Golden Girls” star. She recalled a negative exchange she had with White at her home, at which time Struthers claimed White fat-shamed her.
“I know everybody loves her. They loved her so much,” Struthers said on the podcast. “They signed petitions to get her to guest host Saturday Night Live. I know all that. I didn’t have such a great experience with her.”
Struthers said she once visited White in her home to discuss a pilot dedicated to a new game show. She said that as they engaged in conversation, White asked her housekeeper to get them something to eat.
The “Gilmore Girls” actress said that’s when the conversation took a turn.
“Then the plate was set in the middle and it was cookies, I think,” Struthers said.
LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 20: Actress Betty White attends The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association’s (GLAZA) 45th Annual Beastly Ball at the Los Angeles Zoo on June 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/WireImage) Getty Images
Struthers said that’s when White uttered the comment that made her feel fat-shamed and targeted because of her weight.
Struthers claimed White said, “So I reached for a cookie and she said in front of everyone, ‘oh, I wouldn’t do that if I were you, dear. You don’t need a cookie.’”
Sally Struthers during 5th Annual Hollywood Makeup Artist & Hairstylist Guild Awards at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, United States. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage) Getty Images
Saperstein and Bellotti expressed shock after hearing the story.
“Totally fat-shamed me in front of the rest of the people in the room,” Struthers said.
“And I thought, ‘Gosh, that’s not nice.’” (RELATED: ‘Left Me Gobsmacked’: Brooke Shields Says Tom Cruise Publicly Shamed Her For Taking Medication)
Struthers went on to say she had much more positive memories of another “The Golden Girls” star, Bea Arthur, as the conversation about White fizzled out.
