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Hilary Duff had to deal with an “evil stepmother” on the set of her hit 2004 film, A Cinderella Story.
In a new interview with Variety, the “Come Clean” singer, 38, came clean about working with Jennifer Coolidge on the classic teen romance.
“It’s been so much fun to watch her career because she just goes there in such a big way that it was really impressive and slightly intimidating as like a teenager,” the actress and singer recalled about her former costar. “She was, like, mean to me, so it was a little scary ’cause I was only 15 and she was just, you know, mean to me ’cause she’s my evil stepmother. At the time, I think I had to be like, ‘You’re filming a movie. You’re filming a movie.'”
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Coolidge played Duff’s “wicked stepmother” figure Fiona in the comedy. The film also starred Chad Michael Murray, Regina King and Dan Byrd.
On an episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen in Jan. 2023, the Lizzie McGuire actress told host Andy Cohen she was “really proud” to see Coolidge having a “moment.”
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“I can’t even begin to tell you how much I’ve just been, like, obsessed with this past year for Jennifer Coolidge. It’s been really cool to see,” said Duff of Coolidge, winner of multiple awards for her work in HBO’s The White Lotus series.
“My favorite moment was her rubbing salmon on her face while filming A Cinderella Story and talking about the omegas,” the How I Met Your Father star said. “My son actually started eating sushi when he was like 3 and had a similar moment, and I looked and I was like, ‘You’re just rubbing raw salmon on your face.’ And it’s, like, soft and he liked it, then it reminded me of her. She’s just everything.”
“She’s always been a lovely human being, but I’m really proud to see her moment,” the actress said of Coolidge. “I think it just reminds me that being in this industry, I feel so lucky that anything can happen at any stage. It’s so dope.”
Duff’s upcoming album luck…or something is set for release on Feb. 20.
