Carol Burnett, Allison Janney.Photo:Steve Granitz/FilmMagic (2)
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic (2)
Carol Burnettis letting the world in on herWordleskills.
The comedy legend, 90, shared during Monday’s episode ofLive with Kelly and Markthat she plays theNew York Timesword game daily — and that she’s had something of a hot streak.
During her sit-down with hostsKelly RipaandMark Consuelos, Burnett revealed that she andPalm RoyalecostarAllison Janneyplay Wordle together.
After Ripa asked Burnett who the better Wordle player was, Burnett said: “We’re kind of even.”
“I have something to say,” she added. “I have gotten Wordle in 1 seven times.”
“Wordle in 1,” for Burnett, in this instance, means that she guessed the word of the day in just one try — a tough feat to accomplish. “Sometimes the word would be Talen. Or hunch, or stash. Or the other day, it was towel. And for some reason, I don’t know…”
“You can see it,” Consuelos, 52, interjected.
“You know I’m in a hotel, I need some more towels, so I put in towel and that was it,” Burnett revealed. “It was crazy!”
Burnett’s Wordle prowess is not necessarily a secret, asJulia Louis-Dreyfuspreviously detailed how she and the comedy legend bond over the game during a conversation withThe Hollywood Reporterearlier this month.
“Now weWordleand we’ve become friends, and we have dinner occasionally, which is really nice, too,” theVeepalum, 63, shared this month.
“Let me tell you, this woman is incredible at Wordle and all word games," Louis-Dreyfus shared. “She does Spelling Bee until she gets — not ‘Genius,’ but ‘Queen Bee.’ This woman does not f— around when it comes to word games.”
Burnett has also confirmed to PEOPLE thatshe plays Wordle"every morning.”
Carol Burnett poses for a photo at the NBCU FYC House in May 2023.Todd Williamson/NBC via Getty
Todd Williamson/NBC via Getty
Elsewhere during her conversation onLive, Burnett gave insight into her new showPalm Royaleand herbirthday to-do listbefore she turns the big 9-1 on April 26. At this time, her sights are set onBradley Cooper.
After Burnett was reminded about her hopes to have an encounter withGeorge Clooneybefore turning 90, she told Ripa and Consuelos that she’s now “thinking about Bradley Cooper.”
“Everyone knows that this is the official morning show of Bradley Cooper,” Ripa, 53, said. “He loves this show. Brad? Give Carol a call. And you know which phone to use.”
“I don’t think it’ll work with my husband,” Burnett then joked aboutBrian Miller, her husband of over 20 years.
Burnett hasn’t just bonded with Janney on the set of their new series. OnPalm Royale,Kristen Wiigstars as Maxine Simmons, a woman who wants to gain access to the Palm Beach high society in 1969, while Burnett plays Norma, a character known as “the grande dame of Palm Beach high society.”
“And I am a better person from knowing her. I just love her,” she added.
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source: people.com
