Goldie Hawn is fully owning up to one of Meryl Streep’s biggest complaints about working with her. And honestly, she is not even denying it. After Streep recently joked that Hawn was “always late” while filming the cult classic Death Becomes Her, Hawn has now responded with a hilarious confession of her own. “I think I’m 15 minutes late to everything. I do,” Hawn admitted during a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight.
“I mean, honestly, it’s unbelievable.”
The two actresses famously starred opposite each other in the 1992 dark comedy alongside Bruce Willis, playing bitter rivals obsessed with youth, beauty, and immortality.
But behind the scenes, apparently one of them was significantly more punctual than the other.
Streep first brought up Hawn’s lateness while reflecting on her career in a recent Vanity Fair interview ahead of The Devil Wears Prada 2.
“Goldie, she was always late to set, but she was so adorable,” Streep said.
“And I’m always on time, you know, and annoying.”
Streep even remembered Hawn arriving in her red convertible with messy hair while apologizing to the crew.
“She’s like, ‘Oh gosh, sorry!’ And everybody thought, ‘Oh, she’s so cute,’” Streep joked.
Despite the frustration, Streep made it very clear there was never actual bad blood between them.
“I had a beef with her, but I loved her. I love her. She’s one of my buddies,” she added.
Now Hawn is responding with the exact kind of energy fans would expect from her.
“We got through that,” Hawn joked, before explaining that the disagreement eventually became a running joke between the two stars over the years.
“She said I was too late on the set. Maybe she’s too early. I don’t know.”
Honestly, that might be the most Goldie Hawn response possible. Hawn then hilariously defended herself by suggesting punctual people might actually be the problem sometimes.
“Sometimes when you’re too early, you’re still waiting for somebody and you think, ‘Oh God, where the hell is she?’”
The internet, of course, absolutely loves this entire story.
Fans online have been calling the exchange “peak Goldie and Meryl energy,” with many saying the actresses perfectly match the chaotic rivalry they portrayed in Death Becomes Her. Others joked that Streep being hyper-organized while Hawn casually arrives late with glamorous messy hair somehow feels exactly like their real-life personalities.
Even after more than three decades, fans still consider Death Becomes Her one of the most iconic female-led cult comedies ever made.
The film has only grown more beloved over time, especially among younger audiences discovering it through streaming and viral social media clips.
And honestly, hearing stories like this somehow makes the movie even better.
Despite the occasional lateness drama, the actresses remained close friends long after filming wrapped.
In fact, Hawn even honored Streep during her American Film Institute Life Achievement Award ceremony back in 2004.
“I love you, baby! Way to go,” Hawn told her during the tribute.
So while Meryl Streep may still be waiting on Goldie Hawn to show up on time somewhere, their friendship clearly survived the chaos just fine.