How Betty White Really Felt About Her Golden Girls Co-Stars

For the most part, Betty White got along well with her co-stars on "The Golden Girls," which included Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty, and Bea Arthur. 

When McClanahan died from a stroke in 2010, White told OK! Magazine that she was heartbroken over losing her friend. 

"We adored each other," she said. "It hurts more than I even thought it would, if that's even possible. She was everything, as far as a friend is concerned." 

On the other hand, while Getty was often shy when she wasn't portraying the feisty Sophia Petrillo, White still enjoyed getting to know the actress. 

"Estelle came in as an outsider, but Betty took a liking to her," a source told OK! Magazine. "She loved hearing Estelle's stories about growing up in the Yiddish theater in New York and doing stand-up at the upstate resorts. Betty just lapped those stories up."

However, White didn't enjoy the same close relationship with Arthur, who reportedly wanted someone to be angry with while on "The Golden Girls" set — and that person happened to be White.

"My mom unknowingly carried the attitude that it was fun to have somebody to be angry at," Matthew Saks, Arthur's son, told Closer Weekly. 

During a 2011 interview with the Village Voice, White acknowledged the fact that the pair had some kind of feud. 

"She was not that fond of me," she said. "She found me a pain in the neck sometimes. It was my positive attitude — and that made Bea mad sometimes. Sometimes if I was happy, she'd be furious!"