LANGELLA NOT ENGAGED TO WALTERS
Revered U.S. TV personality BARBARA WALTERS has laughed off reports she i= s set to wed actor FRANK LANGELLA, insisting the stars are just old frien= ds.
The pair sparked speculation of a romance last year (09), after they we= re spotted together in Washington, D.C. for the Kennedy Center Honors.
Walters, 80, denied claims their relationship is more than platonic but= rumours have continued to resurface.
Earlier this week (begs15Feb10), the National Enquirer reported Langell= a had moved into Walters’ New York apartment and was planning to wed the = TV host this summer (10).
But Walters has shot down the claims, insisting Langella is nothing mor= e than a "friend".
Addressing the tabloid reports on her U.S. chat show The View on Thursd= ay (18Feb10), she laughed, "According to the National Enquirer, Frank Lan= gella is now living in my apartment. He’s about six foot, four (inches) a= nd I don’t know where he’s hiding.
"(According to reports) We’re getting married this summer and (The View= co-host) Whoopi Goldberg, who is a friend of Mr. Langella - you gave me = your blessings. This is so ridiculous… if he’s in my apartment, I don’t= know where." Goldberg previously dated Langella after meeting on the set of Eddie in= 1996 and they lived together until 2001.
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