Their chemistry was legendary, but behind the laughs and cheesecake, the Golden Girls had a complicated off-screen dynamic.

Betty White, Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty in 1992. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images White revealed her side of the story in 2011, saying in an interview, “Bea had a reserve.

Getty, who suffered from Lewy body dementia, died in 2008 aged 84. Arthur passed away from cancer in 2009, aged 86. McClanahan died at age 76 from a stroke in 2010. White died in 2021, aged 99.

Bea Arthur allegedly called Betty White a "c--t" multiple times and never "warmed up" to her while working together, a "Golden Girls" producer claims in a new interview.

Arthur and White starred alongside Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty as a group of women living out their golden years together in Miami. But it looks like their so-called friendship only went so far.

The series, created by Susan Harris, starred Bea Arthur as Dorothy Zbornak, Betty White as Rose Nylund, Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux and Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo.

“Our first day on the set, we noticed Estelle [Getty] come running toward us, and she’s like … ‘I know. Your secret’s safe with me. You’re one of us.’ ...

The cast of 'The Golden Girls.' From left: Bea Arthur, Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan and Betty White Williams said that Arthur often called White the c-word. “ [She] used to call me at home and say, ...

Thank you Betty White and Bea Arthur for being a friend on “The Golden Girls,” even though those behind the show now say it was all an act.

NBCU Photo Bank/Getty The cast of 'The Golden Girls.' From left: Bea Arthur, Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan and Betty White Williams said that Arthur often called White the c-word.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Thank you Betty White and Bea Arthur for being a friend on “The Golden Girls,” even though those behind the show now say it was all an act.