I told y'all more than a few times that I "know" Bette from backstage and that she is an emotional nutzoid. I told ya'!
BTW, Midler is a very talented entertainer and her shows are (were?) an experience to behold. IOW, she is good at what she does. But she is a wacko, and I don't mean in the humorous way.
Thirty years ago, Midler was one of those entertainers who could not come out of character when leaving the stage. Example, if the last song she sang before leaving the stage was "Hello In There", she would cry for hours. If it was "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", she'd be in Patti Andrews mode for hours. I assume she is the same today.