Betty White, 96, Makes Surprise Appearance At Emmy Awards & Crowd Goes Wild hollywoodlife.com

There may have been thousands of people in the audience at the 2018 Emmy Awards, but there’s one thing that everyone has in common in any room — a love of Betty White! That’s why everyone got straight to their feet and clapped like crazy when the icon came out to deliver a surprise speech onstage. By the time she walked to the podium, the applause was still so intense that she just stood there waiting, and waiting and waiting some more. Finally she said, “I’m just gonna quit while I’m ahead,” and pretended to walk off. LOL! She’s still got it.

Betty, hilarious as always, thanked the industry for continuing to “put up with her” for so long. No exaggeration, the 96-year-old actress has been acting since the beginning of TV, but with 8 Emmy Awards and a whopping 24 nominations in her career, it’s no wonder she’s stuck around until now. She’s always a riot. The lovable actress looked beautiful, as well, stunning in a glittery cardigan and matching jewels. She had the whole room smiling! Well, except for Issa Rae. Mid-standing ovation, the cameras caught the Insecure actress on her phone. Whoops!