{"id":9250,"date":"2026-02-09T19:01:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/?p=9250"},"modified":"2026-02-09T19:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:01:16","slug":"a-legend-who-keeps-shining-in-the-spotlight-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/?p=9250","title":{"rendered":"A Legend Who Keeps Shining in the Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a sweltering summer day in Manhattan, yet one figure drew more attention than the usual throngs of tourists and city workers. Bette Midler, the living legend of stage and screen, was spotted in the West Village, moving with confidence that belied her 80 years. In that moment, it seemed the city itself paused to watch her\u2014her presence alone commanding attention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In 2026, Midler remains a force in New York City, embracing her silver hair, vibrant wardrobe, and the fearless energy that has defined her decades-long career. Though she sold her $50 million Fifth Avenue penthouse years ago, her connection to Manhattan endures, and she navigates the streets with the same determination that made her unforgettable on stage and screen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11\" src=\"https:\/\/freshora.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/LIKCGIf--576x1024.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freshora.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/LIKCGIf--576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/freshora.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/LIKCGIf--169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/freshora.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/LIKCGIf-.jpg 675w\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a sweltering summer day in Manhattan, yet one figure drew more attention than the usual throngs of tourists and city workers. Bette Midler, the living legend of stage and screen, was spotted&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9250"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9251,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9250\/revisions\/9251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}