Less than a day after Bea Arthur’s death, the two surviving Golden Girls have offered kind words about their friend’s passing.

In a statement to Entertainment Tonight, Betty White said the anticipation didn’t help with the actual loss. “I knew it would hurt, I just didn’t know it would hurt this much.. I’m so happy that she received her Lifetime Achievement Award while she was still with us, so she could appreciate that. She was such a big part of my life.”

Meanwhile, Rue McClanahan‘s words to Entertainment Weekly touched on her friend’s Emmy-award winning talent. “What I got attached to, as an actress, was her impeccable timing. And I loved playing scenes with her. She taught me, by watching her, even back during Maude, to be outrageously courageous as a comedienne, to go out on a limb, to go farther than I’ve ever dreamed of going. [On The Golden Girls], Blanche had to say and do things that Rue found difficult. And it would always be Bea who said [deepens voice to perfectly imitate Arthur] ‘Oh say it! It’s funny!’”

At this time, no funeral services have been planned for Arthur.