Three stylized women with rose-shaped hair in yellow, red, and pink wearing jeweled necklaces, with the words “I Love Belle” across the center.

Bette Midler On Growing Up: “I was resented and teased by the other kids. It was bad being treated like that. But you toughen up fast. I guess that’s where 1 got my ‘showoffedness,’ because I had to entertain. I would sing and dance and tell jokes.”

Bette Midler On Growing Up: “I was resented and teased by the other kids. It was bad being treated like…