Salina Journal
August 28, 1977
Q: Are the rumors true that Bette Midler has found real love at last with an off-Broadway actor? – C. K.,
Boston.
A: Bette has been living with Peter Riegert, who was appearing in an offBroadway play, “Sexual Perversity in Chicago,” when they met last winter.
Currently they are holed up in a Beverly Hills estate leased from the Consul General of the Ivory Coast, while Bette tries to find the right movie property to launch her movie career. They seem to be particularly camera-shy, and one reason may be that Peter can best be described as a Woody Allen personality.
Bette, in the meantime, is busy glamourizing herself, starting with a new set of caps.
