The Palm Royale<\/a> actress, 66, revealed during her appearance on CNN\u2019s <\/a>Coming Up <\/a>podcast<\/a> that her costar has consistently sent her texts \u201cevery day\u201d for four years, and it\u2019s to let her know she\u2019s keeping her Wordle<\/a> streak alive and well.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI play Wordle with her every day, so I get a text from Carol Burnett every day of my life for the last four years,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty exciting. Every time it doesn\u2019t get old, I say, \u2018Yep. Carol Burnett texted me!\u2019 So that\u2019s pretty great.\u201d<\/p>\n Allison Janney and Carol BurnettCredit: Robin L Marshall\/Getty; Araya Doheny\/Getty<\/p>\n Back in 2024, Burnett, 93, revealed that she and Janney play the New York Times word game daily during an appearance on Live with Kelly and Mark<\/a>.<\/p>\n Thestar noted that though she and Janney were neck-and-neck in terms of who\u2019s the better player, she has \u201cgotten Wordle-in-1 seven times<\/a>,\u201d meaning she\u2019s guessed the word of the day in just one try.\u00a0<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n Janney and Burnett became friends while filming the Apple TV series Palm Royale, which concluded earlier this year. In her podcast appearance, the Diplomat star opened up about what it was like working with the comedy legend, whom she calls \u201cmy idol.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI just adore her,\u201d she said. \u201cCarol Burnett is probably the reason why I wanted to be an [actress], aside from my mother being an actress. Watching Carol Burnett, I dreamed of having my own Carol Burnett Show. She was very much why I wanted to be an actress.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGetting to work with her and getting to know her\u2026 I\u2019m like, she\u2019s my friend, which is just enormous,\u2019\u2019 Janney continued. \u201cIt\u2019s so exciting for me. I pinch myself.\u201d<\/p>\n Allison Janney and Carol Burnett in \u2018Palm Royale\u2019Credit: Apple TV (2)<\/p>\n Speaking to PEOPLE earlier this summer, the Oscar winner called Burnett \u201cmy biggest icon,\u201d naming her among her list of Hollywood inspirations, which includes Mary Tyler Moore, Eileen Brennan and Meryl Streep.\u00a0<\/p>\n In a March 2024 PEOPLE interview, Janney joked that her father \u201cnow believes my career is legitimized\u201d since she worked with Burnett. \u201cIt\u2019s the first time he was like, \u2018Wait, what?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Palm Royale, now streaming on Apple TV, also stars Kristen Wiig<\/a>, Laura Dern<\/a>, Ricky Martin<\/a> and Leslie Bibb<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"Allison](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/22a07b13-73c3-4123-8ab0-36993cfa4dd5.jpg\"\/)
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