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Shirley MacLaine gets emotional about late friend Elizabeth Taylor and reveals a strange task she would do for her

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Shirley MacLaine gets emotional about late friend Elizabeth Taylor and reveals a strange task she would do for her

Shirley MacLaine became emotional as she shared a funny and surprising anecdote about her late friend, Elizabeth Taylor.

Taylor, who died in 2011 at the age of 79, enjoyed a specific task for her fellow Oscar winner: mopping the floors.

MacLaine, 90, made the revelation in his new book, “The Wall of Life,” which he describes as a photographic memoir.

Shirley MacLaine and Elizabeth Taylor at the BAFTA Brittania Awards in Beverly Hills, November 10, 2005. Berliner/BEI/ShutterstockShirley MacLaine and Elizabeth Taylor at the BAFTA Brittania Awards in Beverly Hills, November 10, 2005. Berliner/BEI/Shutterstock

Shirley MacLaine and Elizabeth Taylor at the BAFTA Brittania Awards in Beverly Hills, November 10, 2005. Berliner/BEI/Shutterstock

Shirley MacLaine at the 2023 Industry Dance Awards held at Avalon Hollywood on October 18, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Variety via Getty ImagesShirley MacLaine at the 2023 Industry Dance Awards held at Avalon Hollywood on October 18, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Variety via Getty Images

Shirley MacLaine at the 2023 Industry Dance Awards held at Avalon Hollywood on October 18, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Variety via Getty Images

“She was great,” the “Terms of Endearment” star said of Taylor in an interview with CBS Sunday Mornings that aired Oct. 13.

“You write in the book that she would come and wash your floors,” noted CBS correspondent Lee Cowan.

“Yes. I just wanted to be a housewife, at least around me,” MacLaine said. “Maybe I didn’t, maybe they were always dirty. I don’t know,” he added, referring to his flats.

Shirley MacLaine and Elizabeth Taylor, 1981. Bettmann ArchiveShirley MacLaine and Elizabeth Taylor, 1981. Bettmann Archive

Shirley MacLaine and Elizabeth Taylor, 1981. Bettmann Archive

“He was a magnificent human being. And a very good friend.”

“We had a good time,” shared MacLaine.

When asked what she misses most about the “Cleopatra” actress, MacLaine replied, “Her reality.”

Famous most of her life, Taylor was pampered and lived as one might expect of a Hollywood star, which probably didn’t involve washing floors.

That seems to have changed when Taylor sought treatment for her addiction to alcohol and pills at the Betty Ford Clinic in 1983.

While on Betty Ford, Taylor “had to do a lot of things that she never had to do in her adult life,” her son, Christopher Wilding, shared in the final episode of the BBC docuseries, “Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar,” which aired on October 11.

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Elizabeth Taylor, Shirley MacLaine, Joan Collins and Debbie Reynolds in “These Old Broads” (2001). Alamy Stock

From left, Elizabeth Taylor, Bella Abzug, Shirley MacLaine at Abzug's birthday party at La Prive Restaurant, New York, July 30, 1976. Courtesy of the Everett CollectionFrom left, Elizabeth Taylor, Bella Abzug, Shirley MacLaine at Abzug's birthday party at La Prive Restaurant, New York, July 30, 1976. Courtesy of the Everett Collection

From left, Elizabeth Taylor, Bella Abzug, Shirley MacLaine at Abzug’s birthday party at La Prive Restaurant, New York, July 30, 1976. Courtesy of the Everett Collection

Jack Nicholson and Shirley MacLaine pose with their Oscars for director James L. Brooks' film, Jack Nicholson and Shirley MacLaine pose with their Oscars for director James L. Brooks' film,

Jack Nicholson and Shirley MacLaine pose with their Oscars for director James L. Brooks’ ‘Terms of Endearment’ at the Academy Awards, Los Angeles, California, 1984. Getty Images

“I had to share a room with a stranger,” Wilding, 69, continued. “Everybody had a kind of life, the housework.”

MacLaine previously shared about Taylor’s affinity for housework in a 2011 chat with Leonard Lopate.

The star revealed that Taylor once came to her house and MacLaine’s dog, who had not yet been trained, pooped on the floor. This sent Taylor into a tizzy.

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Elizabeth Taylor, 1950. Getty Images

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Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) with her Oscar for Best Actress in ‘Butterfield 8’ at the 33rd Academy Awards, Santa Monica, California, April 17, 1961. Getty Images

“Give me the paper towel so I can clean it up!” MacLaine recalled the “Suddenly Last Summer” actress exclaiming.

“And she took the paper towel and got on her hands and knees and took all these things and washed (the floor). And she said, “I just want to be a housewife! I just want a simple life,” MacLaine continued, recreating the moment with emotion and style.

Chuckling at the memory, MacLaine added sarcastically, “Okay, Elizabeth.”

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