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Melanie Lynskeyremembers working withDrew Barrymoreas nothing short of a fairytale.
While appearing Thursday onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, theYellowjacketsstar, 45, demonstrated her impression of herEver Aftercostar while raving that Barrymore, 48, is “the most special, the kindest person” after working together on the 1998Cinderellaadaptation.
“I had this moment, she gave me a gift when we started doingEver After, and it was so sweet,” said Lynskey. “And I was like, ‘I want to get her a gift.’ And I found, at this antique market, these plates with the butterfly opening in different stages. I was like, ‘Perfect!’ "
She then recounted Barrymore’s response in her best Barrymore voice.
“I gave them to her, and she was like, ‘Oh my God! If each one of these plates was to fall to the floor and smash into a thousand, million pieces, each one of the pieces would scream, ‘I love you Melanie,’ " said Lynskey.
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“But in the moment of receiving the gift, that’s what came out of her mouth. It was the most beautiful, poetic — I just was like, ‘Oh, you’re a fairy,’ " the New Zealand actress added.
Ahead of the film’s 25th anniversary this July, Barrymore previously explained howEver After"changed the way I saw the world” while working on the movie at age 23.
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“I know creative things have [changed things] for me in my life, not only when I was a kid but when I was in my early 20s,” Barrymore toldEntertainment Tonightin January. “I didEver After. I was like, ‘I don’t think I would be the same person without giving a spin on what we think a princess is supposed to be.’ "
See Melanie Lynskey in season 2 ofYellowjackets, premiering Friday, March 24, on streaming and on-demand for all Showtime subscribers, before it airs Sunday, March 26, at 9 p.m. ET.
source: people.com
