Rosie O'Donnell (quietly) turns 61 today
Rosie O'Donnell turns 61 today as she morphs into Tyne Daly.
Years ago in an interview, Rosie said she doesn't celebrate her birthday - and hasn't since she turned 11 years old. As an Irish woman, she doesn't celebrate St Patrick's Day either - just a few days before her birthday.
She explained that her beloved mother died on St. Patrick's Day in 1973 at the age of 39. Her Catholic funeral was held four days later - on Rosie's 11th birthday. She said unlike other birthdays she had and unlike other birthdays kids had, hers was a very sad day that year. All her school friends now new her as the kid without a mother. She decided back then she would never have a birthday party, and never celebrate St. Patrick's Day or her own birthday.
She always had a fear she would die of breast cancer at the age of 39, just like her mother. Turning 40 was a huge turning-point in her life, a milestone she thought she'd never see. And 21 years later, 50 years after her mother's death, she turns 61.
by Anonymous | reply 48 | March 28, 2023 8:03 AM
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*sigh* I miss funny Rosie ☹️
by Anonymous | reply 1 | March 21, 2023 4:55 PM
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I wish her happiness and love on her birthday. Her mother would want Rosie’s birthday to be filled with both.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | March 21, 2023 4:59 PM
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Love ya, Rosie. Welcome to your sixth decade.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | March 21, 2023 4:59 PM
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She should celebrate both in memory of her mother. Make it a joyful event and tribute to her.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | March 21, 2023 5:01 PM
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At some point in life, you have to just stop keeping stupid resolutions. Have fun, get drunk, enjoy life, on St. Patrick's Day and on your birthday, you old dyke.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | March 21, 2023 6:19 PM
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[quote]Years ago in an interview, Rosie said she doesn't celebrate her birthday - and hasn't since she turned 11 years old.
She started celebrating after she made it to the age of 39.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 7 | March 21, 2023 9:28 PM
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Was Rosie's mother a liar?
by Anonymous | reply 8 | March 21, 2023 9:36 PM
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R7 They celebrate every host's birthday on THE VIEW, whether the host wants it or not.
Last year, Joy Behar turnded 80 and she didn't want a TV party on the show. So Behar took off to Italy for her birthday week just to miss her birthday. A week later, she returned and sure enough - they gave her an 80th party. She feigned 'happiness' but you could see she was very pissed off. She kept saying on the show that she didn't want the celebration - and that's why she took off. The producers didn't care, as those shows get big ratings for some reason.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | March 21, 2023 9:41 PM
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r9, she celebrated it on her own show, too.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 10 | March 21, 2023 9:49 PM
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R3, I’m guessing math wasn’t your best subject.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | March 21, 2023 9:51 PM
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God Bless Rosie. She’s a fighter and gets far too much grief. I hope that she’s happy, she more than deserves it.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | March 21, 2023 9:51 PM
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Does her Tommy still send her a big bouquet of flowers on her birthday?
by Anonymous | reply 13 | March 21, 2023 9:53 PM
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Oops, r11, that's what I get for being blonde.
by Anonymous | reply 14 | March 21, 2023 9:54 PM
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"You know what happens to people who LOY? They get CANCAH!"
"Rosie, you own mother died of cancer."
"My mothah was a LOYAH!"
This conversation happened according to depositions in the Rosie's McCalls case.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | March 21, 2023 9:57 PM
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Rosie said she was sexually abused by her father. He stopped abusing her when she was 10 - when her mother died.
by Anonymous | reply 16 | March 21, 2023 10:03 PM
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[quote]Does her Tommy still send her a big bouquet of flowers on her birthday?
He does!!
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 17 | March 21, 2023 10:05 PM
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She's celebrated enough engagements to make up for the uncelebrated birthdays.
by Anonymous | reply 18 | March 21, 2023 10:06 PM
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I think he sends her that coconut bundt cake, too.
by Anonymous | reply 19 | March 21, 2023 10:06 PM
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Did she ever say that the monster who came into her bedroom was her depressed, molester dad?
by Anonymous | reply 20 | March 21, 2023 10:09 PM
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She never said who the molester was that she talked about twenty years ago.
by Anonymous | reply 21 | March 22, 2023 1:42 AM
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Years ago, she said Streisand used to remember her birthday each year, too, and sent her a birthday cake from her favorite NY bakery. Not sure if Streisand still remembers her birthday - or even her, at all.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | March 22, 2023 2:20 AM
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Rosie said her father molested her up until age 10, when her mother died. For some reason, he stopped at that point.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 24 | March 22, 2023 2:31 AM
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She celebrated her birthday this year with the debut of her new podcast.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 25 | March 26, 2023 4:49 AM
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What makes me sad is I can't even remember when she used to seem funny. It now seems like she's always just been annoying.
by Anonymous | reply 26 | March 26, 2023 4:53 AM
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She's funny in RIDING THE BUS WITH MY SISTER.
by Anonymous | reply 27 | March 26, 2023 4:58 AM
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Loved that movie, R27. Just watched it with my mom recently. She's mid-stage Alzheimer's and can't follow along the plot of most shows, but this one holds her attention. It's free on Pluto.
by Anonymous | reply 28 | March 26, 2023 5:33 AM
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Love Rosie, wish her much happiness.
Joy is 80?! Seriously? Wow.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | March 26, 2023 5:56 AM
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It's so sad realizing Rosie probably believed she was going to get an Emmy nomination for RTBWMS before it was released. I can't see why else she would have done it.
by Anonymous | reply 30 | March 26, 2023 5:56 AM
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Riding the Bus with My Sister should have been entitled instead My Favorite Retard.
by Anonymous | reply 31 | March 26, 2023 5:57 AM
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How did she get Rose Kennedy at her party R7
by Anonymous | reply 33 | March 26, 2023 6:14 AM
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She’s a grave robber, she is
by Anonymous | reply 34 | March 26, 2023 6:19 AM
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Love to her. Isn’t she an old school DL poster?
by Anonymous | reply 35 | March 26, 2023 6:27 AM
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Lesbianism is no longer a death sentence.
by Anonymous | reply 36 | March 26, 2023 6:29 AM
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I’ve always liked her, she’s been through a lot. Her hair looks good in the podcast photo.
by Anonymous | reply 37 | March 26, 2023 6:55 AM
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*Also SHOCKED when I realized Joy Behar is 80. She looks good!!
by Anonymous | reply 38 | March 26, 2023 7:31 AM
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I watched Rosie's talk show every day after school. She is such a legend.
by Anonymous | reply 39 | March 26, 2023 9:10 AM
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I wasn't aware that Rosie does anything quietly.
by Anonymous | reply 40 | March 26, 2023 10:57 AM
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Three Words, r40: Silent But Deadly.
by Anonymous | reply 41 | March 26, 2023 1:55 PM
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She just said in an interview last week that Madonna is taking her out to a surprise location for her birthday
She said she talked on the phone with Madonna for about 3 hours
by Anonymous | reply 43 | March 27, 2023 12:26 PM
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I'm not personally familiar with botox or fillers but isn't there something Ro can do about those down turned outer corners of her mouth? It's creepy when she smiles but the out corners are down turned.
by Anonymous | reply 44 | March 27, 2023 12:35 PM
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She’s very self-conscious about her creepy smile.
by Anonymous | reply 45 | March 27, 2023 12:39 PM
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Oh, that whole "dead mother" thing--again. Enough, enough, enough!
by Anonymous | reply 46 | March 27, 2023 1:02 PM
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The weird downturned mouth is a feature from Ireland, my old spinster Irish aunt had it too.
by Anonymous | reply 47 | March 28, 2023 7:52 AM
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[quote]She just said in an interview last week that Madonna is taking her out to a surprise location for her birthday
Front row seats at Bad Cinderella?
by Anonymous | reply 48 | March 28, 2023 8:03 AM
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