‘Golden Girls’ Creatives Get Chatty About Betty White And Bea Arthur's Nasty Feud

While cheesecake was shared generously on screen, camaraderie wasn’t always on the menu behind the scenes.

Behind the scenes, Bea Arthur and Betty White’s days weren’t always so golden.

In 1985, audiences traveled down the road and back again and were introduced to “The Golden Girls.” But while cheesecake was shared generously on screen, camaraderie wasn’t always on the menu behind the scenes — particularly between the women who played Dorothy Zbornak and Rose Nylund.

Picture it: Wednesday, June 18. Some of the people who helped bring the iconic sitcom to life shared behind-the-scenes stories during a 40th anniversary event in Los Angeles, The Hollywood Reporter reports.

“When that red light was on [and the show was filming], there were no more professional people than those women,” co-producer Marsha Posner Williams said. “But when the red light was off, those two couldn’t warm up to each other if they were cremated together.”

Williams recalled receiving phone calls from Arthur, during which the actor would vent her frustrations and refer to White as a “cunt.” She said she advised Arthur to “get past it,” but that wasn’t the case.