Bette Midler Wants To Revisit Beaches

The Divine Miss M is pushing 80 but appears to have no intention of slowing down! Bette Midler, 79, says she’s itching to reprise her role as singer-actress C.C. Bloom in a sequel to her hit 1988 dramedy Beaches.

“I kind of would like to revisit her, but in a completely different way,” says Bette, who costarred with Barbara Hershey in the tearjerker. “I mean, obviously the years have taken their toll. I’ve aged. The character has got to be my age.” When last we left off, C.C. had just taken custody of her late friend Hillary Whitney’s daughter. Bette says she’s also waiting for the final script of the Hocus Pocus trilogy.

“I haven’t seen the script, but I’ve heard rumblings,” grouses Bette, adding, “They oughta [get to it], because time is not just marching, time is barrel-assing to the finish line. Get us while we’re still breathing!”