Bette Midler Expresses Interest in Joining The White Lotus

The veteran actress is apparently a big fan of the show.

Bette Midler is apparently a huge fan of the series The White Lotus and the veteran actress has expressed interest in starring in the series. The 77-year-old actress couldn’t help but admire the phenomenal series as she talks about it during her appearance on Variety’s Just For Variety podcast.

During the podcast, Variety asked the veteran actress what shows she’s been watching lately, and the actress responded, “Poker Face is a lot of fun, and so is The White Lotus. She was then asked if she wanted to be a part of Mike White’s TV series to which she replied, “Oh, please! Of course. In a New York minute.”

The actress went on to detail what she likes about the series. She said, “It’s a big sendup. Mike White pokes fun at the worst kind of people, the truly entitled and rich people behaving badly. Everybody likes to see them get their comeuppance. I really enjoy that.”

She continued, “It’s the great saga of the haves and the have-nots, which is eternal. I do tend to watch the stuff that’s — I don’t want to say hopeful — but I do like to laugh. I love to laugh, but there’s just not enough laughter. So I really do look for the stuff that makes me laugh.”

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Bette Midler’s Regrets Turning Down Sister’s Act

The actress had over five decades long impressive career, if The White Lotus creator pass up her interest to star in the show, Mike White might have regrets later on. Just like Bette Midler who’s had her fair share of regret on rejecting projects in the past.

The actress shared the film that she regretted turning down. She said, “They came to me with Sister Act and I said, “My fans don’t want to see me in a wimple.” Can you believe that? How off the wall is that? How crazy is that? Jeffrey Katzenberg called me every day, “Please, please.” I stood my ground because I really was afraid of the costume. Isn’t that amazing? I can wear anything but a nun’s habit?”

She was impressed with Sister’s Act star Whoopi Goldberg for her extraordinary acting in the film, she said, “Whoopi wore it all the way to the bank. So God bless her. And she was perfect for it. And then there was “Misery.” I just couldn’t. It was too violent. The character was so not funny, so without any qualities of redemption. She cut off his foot. Come on. Who does that?