Insiders said Shirley MacLaine believes she will be reincarnated.
September 6, 2024, published at 7:30 PM ET
Hollywood legend Shirley MacLaine believes her death will not be the end of her time on earth.
She has said before that she is convinced she will be reincarnated, and now RadarOnline.com can reveal her creepy dying wish: to play a role as a witch.
And the role would suit the Hollywood veteran – as friends of the 90-year-old Steel Magnolias Star claims that crazy rituals and white magic spells are a big part of her life.
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MacLaine has long been open about her New Age spirituality views.
Ironically, when MacLaine played the powerful role with Endora, Samantha’s mother in the 2005 film Enchantedher character was much closer to her off-screen character than fans realized.
She revealed: “I’ve always wanted to play a witch. Most people think I already am, so this is a great way to wink at them!”
As the older sister of fellow Tinseltown titan Warren BeattyMacLaine has always been a wildcard – and one of the few female members of Frank Sinatra‘s Las Vegas Rat Pack, including friends Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Joey Bishop.
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Sources claimed that MacLaine practices “white magic.”
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An insider said: “She jokes that people think she’s a real witch and gets a kick out of it. For her it’s a compliment!
“She dabbles in white magic – and she sees nothing wrong with spells, provided it is done with good intentions and improves her life.”
The Irma la Douce star is also not shy about claiming that she has lived past lives and detailed her spiritual beliefs in her book: Dancing in the light.
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Insiders revealed that MacLaine “doesn’t fear death” because she believes “she will come back as someone else.”
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The source said: “As her friends know, Shirley has been very open about the fact that she has had a past life and she is certainly not afraid of death because she will come back as someone else.
“Death is just a transformation for Shirley.
‘She is known among her Hollywood peers for her keen interest in mysticism and reincarnation – in fact, she may have started the New Age movement.
“And she is as committed to that lifestyle as ever at the ripe old age of 90.”
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MacLaine previously said she is “ultra-curious” about UFOs and reincarnation.
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She doesn’t just believe in reincarnation and past lives either. The actress previously confessed that she believes there is life on other planets.
In 2019, MacLaine told People: “I explore what it means to be human. That’s why I’m so interested in UFOs and other civilizations. They are there! So what can we learn from them?
The actress continued: “Sometimes I have been mocked, especially my discussions about UFOs and reincarnation. But okay, let’s discuss it.
“The more we talk about it, the less grounds for humiliation it creates. That’s never really bothered me anyway… I just love studying it. I’m just ultra-curious about everything.”
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