'Divinely Aging': Gray-Haired Bette Midler Spotted on the Streets with Look-Alike Daughter Who Saved Her Marriage

• Hollywood star Bette Midler recently showed up on the streets in support of the SAG-AFTRA strike. She was joined by her look-alike daughter, and her appearance elicited many mixed comments about her aging.
• Her usually luscious ginger locks, which she also wears blonde, were now entirely gray.
• Some time ago, Midler revealed her daughter played a vital role in saving her marriage to her husband, Martin von Haselberg, who she has now been married to for 38 years.

Hollywood icon, screen legend, and artist Bette Midler, 77, is a loving mother to Sophie von Haselberg, 36, and a doting wife to Martin von Haselberg, 74. Midler and von Haselberg have been together for close to four decades and are still going strong.

However, their marriage, which boasts 38 years, has not always been smooth sailing and, in fact, endured a rough patch for some time. In the past, the "Wind Beneath My Wings" singer got candid about the issues she and her husband had faced.

Midler disclosed how the couple used to fight a lot. While taping a pre-recorded show in Britain in 2013, she disclosed she and her spouse, who tied the knot after only six weeks of meeting, eventually agreed to make a concerted effort to stop fighting and stay together for the sake of their daughter:

"We used to fight bitterly, we came to the conclusion that we wanted to raise a child, we wanted to raise a really wonderful child, we never wanted to hurt that kid in any way and we stayed together until it got better, and it did get better and it was really fascinating."

After their marriage started to take a more positive and uplifting turn, Midler and von Haselberg were in awe. When they got to a place of healing, she admitted that when they both looked back on their time of disarray and disagreements, they were grateful to have made it through.

Midler and von Haselberg married on December 16, 1984, and remain happy in love. Of their long-standing union, Midler said:

"It's like a thousand years in dog years. Our marriage is the oldest marriage in Hollywood. He really is the wind beneath my wings, he has looked after me for many, many years. He's sacrificed a lot."

Bette Midler Showed Up to a SAG-AFTRA Strike Adorning Fully Grayed Locks with Her Daughter

As part of the ongoing Screen Actors Guild Federation of Radio and Television Artists (SAG-AFTRA) strike, which began on May 2, a march was held on Tuesday morning and saw a few famous faces taking a stand, including Midler and her look-alike daughter, Sophie.

Von Haselberg credits their agreement to put family first as the reason their marriage has lasted.

Photographs of Midler protesting with her daughter alongside the union representing over 160,000 actors surfaced on major news outlets. Fans caught a glimpse of the fully gray-haired Midler wearing a white shirt, navy pants, and activewear footwear, spawning a flurry of comments referencing her age.

Fans of the "Big Business" star praised her for still looking young after all these years. Many commended her for her ageless beauty, especially standing next to her youthful daughter, who fans said looked like her twin sister:

"I thought I was looking at a younger Bette upon first glance!"

In addition to the comments Midler received for her agelessness and beauty, a lot noted how "divine" she still was. One user described her as:

"Always DIVINE."

Apart from the positive comments were remarks about Midler's grays. One wished she would dye her hair back blonde. However, a fan quickly came to Midler's defense, responding:

"She can't stay young for you. Sorry her aging is triggering you. She's Divinely aging."

Bette Midler and Martin von Haselberg's Love Story

Midler's fans are not the only people who adore and think the world of her, as her loving husband has been her biggest cheerleader. Despite the turbulent phase they endured during a part of their marriage, which soon fizzled with the birth of Sophie, Midler praised von Haselberg as an incredible partner and father.

Sophie spent most of her childhood with her father because Midler was traveling extensively during the peak of her career. In fact, vonn Haselberg quit working as a commodities trader to raise Sophie while supporting his wife.

Midler, who proposed marriage to von Haselberg before they eloped in Las Vegas, divulged that her husband taught Sophie many skills growing up. He taught her a foreign language and showed her how to cook.

On his part, Von Haselberg credits their agreement to put family first as the reason their marriage has lasted. The 74-year-old disclosed:

"There was a conscious effort to create exactly the life we have."

The life they have created now is one where tranquility and happiness lead the way in their Millbrook house in New York.

The couple also shares a love of tai chi, and Midler reports on how peace is maintained in their household by continuing to remember that some fights are not worth all the trouble they cause.

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