Drew Barrymore wasn't going to let Annette Bening go through an entire interview without bringing up her love story with actor Warren Beatty.
In this morning's broadcast, The Drew Barrymore Show, The two stars played a game of 'behind the scenes' when Barrymore asked Bening about the 1991 crime drama bugsy. But what the talk show host was really wondering was how Bening fell in love with Beatty, his co-star in the movie.
“He was making this movie and he hired me to play the woman in the movie, and yeah, we fell in love,” said Bening, who played Beatty's mistress in the movie. looks back.
She continued: “For me, to be honest, I was going to meet him. He was incredibly intelligent. Honestly, that was the biggest aphrodisiac. Funny and super smart. Now he's also very handsome. ”
Bening said it was “love at first sight” for Beatty, but admitted it took him a while to develop feelings for the actor.
“I thought, 'Wow, this is quite a person,'” she explained. “But to be honest, I took it seriously professionally. When I met him for the first time, I really was. I never thought something would happen between us. It was.”
The couple officially married in 1992 and had four children. They are currently preparing to celebrate their 32nd wedding anniversary.
“I think marriage is the greatest thing and the biggest challenge to make everything work and stay together, and that's something I'm very proud of,” Benning said.
The actress has received praise for her role as Diana Nyad in the biographical sports drama Nyad, This follows an attempt by swimmers to swim from Cuba to Florida without using a shark cage in 2013.
After its release, Bening was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama), as well as the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role.
“You are the most impressive person personally and professionally,” Barrymore told her on today's episode. “Especially hearing from you and seeing what you say. Nyad, which shows how we endure in this world and this life. ”
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