Following Diane Keaton’s death at age 79, her former First Wives Club costar Goldie Hawn shared a moving tribute to their decades-spanning friendship.
Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton weren’t just first wives together—they were also lifelong friends.
Following Diane’s death on Oct. 11 at the age of 79, Goldie shared a moving tribute to her former First Wives Club costar, sharing she wasn’t “ready” to lose Diane.
“We agreed to grow old together, and one day, maybe live together with all our girlfriends,” Goldie wrote in her Oct. 11 Instagram post. “Well, we never got to live together, but we did grow older together. Who knows… maybe in the next life.”
Writing that Diane “stole the hearts of millions,” Goldie also remembered their time working on First Wives Club together, sharing, “Our days starting with coffee in the makeup trailer, laughing and joking, right through to the very last day of filming. It was a roller coaster of love.”
And with countless roles in beloved movies, Diane’s legacy is one Goldie, 79, knows will live on.
“You’ve left us with a trail of fairy dust, filled with particles of light and memories beyond imagination,” she added. “How do we say goodbye? What words can come to mind when your heart is broken? You never liked praise, so humble, but now you can’t tell me to ‘shut up”’ honey.”
As the 79-year-old put it, “There was, and will be, no one like you.”
Following Diane’s passing, Goldie wasn’t the only former member of the First Wives Club to remember her. Bette Midler, too, expressed her grief, describing Diane—whose cause of death has not yet been shared—as “brilliant, beautiful, extraordinary.”
“I cannot tell you how unbearably sad this makes me,” Bette continued in her Instagram tribute. “She was hilarious, a complete original and completely without guile, or any of the competitiveness one would have expected from such a star. What you saw was who she was…oh, la, lala!”
Leonardo DiCaprio also shared a tribute to Diane, with whom he worked early in his career on the movie Marvin’s Room.
“A legend, an icon, and a truly kind human being,” the One Battle After Another star wrote, alongside a throwback picture of him and Diane. “I had the honor of working with her at 18. She will be deeply missed.”
For more celebrities honoring Diane’s legacy, read on.
Nia Vardalos
“Grace. Style. Talent,” the My Big Fat Greek Wedding star wrote on Instagram. “Above all, a comedy gal who set the bar high for all of us who came after. Rest in peace sweet and funny Diane Keaton.”
Bette Midler
The brilliant, beautiful, extraordinary Diane Keaton has died,” Bette wrote in her Instagram tribute. “I cannot tell you how unbearably sad this makes me. She was hilarious, a complete original, and completely without guile, or any of the competitiveness one would have expected from such a star. What you saw was who she was…oh, la, lala!
Kimberly Williams-Paisley
“Diane, working with you will always be one of the highlights of my life,” the Father of the Bride star wrote on Instagram. “You are one of a kind, and it was thrilling to be in your orbit for a time. Thank you for your kindness, your generosity, your talent, and above all, your laughter.”
Viola Davis
No!! No!!! No!! God, not yet, NO!!! Man… you defined womanhood,” she noted on Instagram. “The pathos, humor, levity, your ever-present youthfulness and vulnerability — you tattooed your SOUL into every role, making it impossible to imagine anyone else inhabiting them. You were undeniably, unapologetically YOU!!! Loved you. Man… rest well. God bless your family, and I know angels are flying you home.
Luke Evans
“What a very sad day. Rest in peace #dianekeaton,” he wrote on Instagram “Such a brilliant actor, a kind heart and full of graciousness with a shining independent spirit.”
Josh Gad
“What a monumental loss,” he wrote on Instagram. “Diane Keaton in many ways defined my love of movies. From Annie Hall to the Godfather films, from First Wives Club to Baby Boom, from Father of the Bride to Something’s Gotta Give, here resume was nothing short of iconic and hall of fame worthy.”
“I was very fortunate to work with her many years ago on an unproduced HBO pilot,” Josh continued, “and what I found was one of the most humble, ruthlessly funny, and unbelievably talented human beings I’ve ever come across.”
He added, “In many ways, this year will be defined by the loss of a Hollywood we will never again see. There simply are no replacements for a Gene Hackman or a Robert Redford or a Diane Keaton. They were the mavericks who helped redefine movies for a generation and losing them feels like also losing a chance inactive tissue to that golden age just out of reach. My heart goes out to Diane’s entire family during this impossible moment. RIP”
Zac Posen
“Diane Keaton is gone,” the designer wrote on Instagram, “and though I only knew her through the light she gave on screen, I’ll miss that light deeply.”
Source: www.eonline.com