Brie Larson has proven that she gets starstruck just like the rest of us.
During the 2024 Golden Globes on Sunday (January 7), the actor gave a red carpet interview to Entertainment tonight when she immediately started crying. Larson mentioned that she was trying to be “present” at the awards show because of the “legends” surrounding her, until she turned around and saw Jennifer Lopez.
“Oh my god. I can’t, I’m going to cry,” she told the interviewer, while closing her eyes to stop herself from crying. “I can’t deal with J-Lo.”
“I can’t. I’m going to cry. I’m going to cry. I can’t,” the Captain Marvel the star said, before fanning himself and adding: “She’s the reason I wanted to be an actor.”
The interviewer tried to calm her down and told Larson that many people are similarly starstruck. But when Lopez passed, Larson could barely stand. He chemistry lessons The star then turned to her idol and said: “You mean a lot to me. “Oh my gosh, I’m a big fan.”
Lopez hugged her and she said to Larson, “Hello, how are you? “I’m a big fan.”
He explained to the singer that when López starred in the 1997 film Selena, that’s what inspired her to become an actress herself. “I saw selena and that made me want to be an actor,” Larson said.
Lopez matched Larson’s emotion and responded, “Oh my God, don’t make me cry.” Larson continued to gush as he told Lopez, “You’ve always meant a lot to me. It has been a dream for me. Your work ethic is very important, thank you.”
Lopez appreciated her kind words, calling her “honey,” while Larson explained how difficult it was for her to interact with the “Let’s Get Loud” singer. “I’ve wanted to tell you that for a long time, so I really… I didn’t think it was going to be like this now. Well. “I’m going to have to have a shot of tequila or something,” Larson said.
“I just made one,” Lopez jokingly responded.
Larson then left the interview, saying she “needed it all to be over” so she could stop crying. While López spoke Entertainment tonightexplained how “moving” it was that despite selena Almost 30 years old, the film continues to influence people. “I remember seeing West Side Story and Rita Moreno changing my life, and for someone to tell me, ‘I saw Selena and she made me want to be an actress,’ it’s very moving,” López said.
Many fans applauded the interaction on X – formerly known as Twitter – under Entertainment tonight shorten of the interview. “When you meet a person you admire and admire so much. Your inner five-year-old comes out and, well, you become an emotional, overjoyed mess. I really can’t blame her. I would love to meet any of them,” one person wrote on the social media platform.
“Here’s an Academy Award winner telling Jennifer that her acting is what made her an actress,” another person said. “That is the true measure of talent! Not the awards, but to move and inspire the generations that will come after you. What a beautiful moment.”
