She’s so glad that they had this time collectively.
Carol Burnett chatted with Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday as she ready to rejoice her 91st birthday, and the late-night host stunned her with a message from Bradley Cooper — whom she lately joked was on her to-do listing. In a video performed on the present, the “Maestro” star wished Burnett a “very pleased” birthday.
“I have been such a large fan of yours ever since I used to be a child,” Cooper stated within the honest clip. “Watched your present religiously, and it is a thrill to go away you this message. I hope to fulfill you in the future and perhaps even work collectively. I hope you may have an excellent day.”
However Cooper’s heartfelt message did not acknowledge the raunchy feedback that prompted Kimmel to achieve out. On “Dwell with Kelly and Mark” in March, amid a dialogue about issues she nonetheless needs to do in her 90s, Burnett quipped that she was “interested by Bradley Cooper.”
She cracked the same joke about George Clooney final yr, naming the “Ocean’s Eleven” star when requested what she nonetheless needs to perform in her 90s.
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“Brad, give Carol a name,” Kelly Ripa stated straight into the digicam final month, though after suggesting the 2 would make an excellent couple, Burnett shot again, “Sure, however I do not assume it can work with my husband.” She has been married to Brian Miller since 2001.
Burnett was visibly shocked by Cooper’s message and thanked Kimmel for the “hysterical” birthday current. “It isn’t intercourse, however it’s a step in that course,” the late-night host joked.
The legendary “Carol Burnett Present” star is celebrating her 91st birthday on Friday.
Final yr, her ninetieth birthday was celebrated with the star-studded NBC particular “Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love,” that includes Cher, Katy Perry and extra stars. It later gained an Emmy for greatest pre-recorded selection particular.
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This yr, although, Burnett is protecting issues a bit extra low-key. The “Palm Royale” star advised Kimmel she would merely be “going out with some pals.”