Source: Popeater
Now that she’s single-handedly revived SNL out of its comedy coma, Betty White is getting offers up the wahzoo. She’s probably going to pass on most of them because she’s not 24 anymore, and she vowed she wouldn’t film in the back of moving vans after 70.
But surely she’s got whiff of a few opportunities that would let her continue to ride the surf and redefine the boundaries of age in the process, and we hope she doesn’t dismiss them too quickly. If anyone’s enjoying this Betty White resurrection, it’s us.
One of the offers we’re crossing our toes in hopes of Betty accepting is a dancing spot on Dancing With The Stars. A show insider tells Rob Shuter of Popeater.com, “ ‘Dancing With The Stars’ would love to have Betty White grace the dance floor next season. Not only would she guarantee great ratings, she would also make it easier for a lot of big celebrities — who up to now have been sitting on the fence — to sign on. There is no one bigger or more respected than Betty White.” (That’s a little bit of a dig, but whatever. Surely the insider meant “other big celebrities like Betty White.”)
Yes, she’s still 88 (and a half!), but if you caught her on SNL you know homegirl isn’t afraid of the physical stuff as long as she does it… a little slower. So if she signs on to do “DWTS,” of course she’ll have some restrictions, and obviously her foxtrot would be more of a “caterpillar trot.” But if Cloris Leachman was a contestant, a dancing Betty White should have happened already.
