Everybody chill out—Betty White is fine

As Hollywood legend Betty White once said as the character Rose on The Golden Girls, “The older you get, the better you get—unless you’re a banana.” It would be wise to remember those sage words every time "Betty White" is a trending topic on social media because the internet had a collective heart attack when the name started popping up on Twitter this past weekend. Luckily, the 98-year-old actress and animal enthusiast simply wanted to let us know that she’s doing just fine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Phewf! Please all do your part and physically distance for Betty White’s sake.Her media representative came out to tell several news outlets that Betty's on lockdown, just like the majority of North Americans and we need not be worried about our most beloved TV legend.The rep told PEOPLE that Betty is, "being very safe during these very trying times," and added to TODAY in an email that when it comes to physical distancing, the Hot in Cleveland star is very strict: “No one permitted in except those who must.”Some of those permitted to say hello are the members of her animal menagerie in the backyard. As a longtime animal enthusiast and activist, Betty’s rep said that, “Two ducks always come by to say hello. They waddle up to her glass door and look in.” She's also keeping it fresh by making her rep laugh at every check-in (which is a few times a week) and doing a bunch of crossword puzzles. If it wasn't already decided, it’s official now—Betty White is everyone’s favourite grandma.The news that the beloved The Mary Tyler Moore star was doing well did little to quell the collective panic attack rippling across Twitter at the sight of her name in the trending topics.

as long as betty white is doing ok, then i am too

— Nikki Nasty (@nicolerafiee) May 24, 2020

Not only were people relieved beyond belief that she was actually doing well in quarantine, but many were begging the powers that be to not tweet her name so often, because, as we all know, when a beloved celeb’s name is trending, it usually isn’t good news.[video_embed id='1893209']RELATED: Instagram star Marnie the Dog has a lot of famous friends [/video_embed]Even though she’s in showbiz longer than, um, everybody else on the planet, she’s also in no hurry to retire. A few weeks ago, Entertainment Weekly reported that she has signed up to star in a new Lifetime Christmas movie, where she helps would-be Santas prepare for the festive gift-giving season. The project is yet-untitled, and production cannot begin amid the coronavirus shutdown, but we are not surprised in the slightest that our gal Betty is still game to entertain us.Frankly, we have a sneaking suspicion that Betty is going to outlive us all. And we are 100% okay with that.[video_embed id='-1']BEFORE YOU GO: Elderly couple shows us how to live life when stuck indoors [/video_embed]