Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon at the Golden Globe Awards.Photo: Todd Williamson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
WhileKevin BaconandKyra Sedgwickdidn’t meet until their 20s, the actress is sure sparks would’ve flown had they become acquainted earlier — at least from her end!
Speaking with PEOPLE at ared-carpetevent forThe Summer I Turned Prettyseason 2 in New York City on Thursday night, Sedgwick, 57, raved about how she would’ve viewed her now-husband, 64, had they met in high school.
“I would’ve been like, ‘God, he’s so freaking hot!’ " Sedgwick said, miming her heart beating out her chest. “That’s what I would have been like.”
She also said shewas a “total tomboy"during her own high-school years in the ’70s and early ’80s, before she moved into a “hippie” phase.
“I grew up in the ’70s — like, serious hippie. Tapestry and bellbottoms,” she said.
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Kyra Sedgwick attends a red-carpet event forThe Summer I Turned Prettyseason 2 on June 29, 2023, in New York City.Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
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Sedgwick and Bacon first met on the set of the PBS movieLemon Skyin 1987, and were married the following year.
As Bacon told PEOPLE about meeting his now-wife during a recentconversation about their long-lasting relationship, “I was knocked out. I thought she was amazing.”
After a little convincing, she agreed to a date. The two went to dinner and ended up talking and laughing for hours. But Sedgwick told PEOPLE it was how she felt the next day that made her realize he was the one.
“I remember waking up and going, ‘I feel like home,’ " she said. “I realized, ‘Oh, that was him.’ "
Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon.Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect/Getty
Now, for more than three decades, the couple have built a home together while balancing successful careers and raising sonTravis Bacon, 34, and daughterSosie Bacon, 31.
“We’ve always been each other’s biggest support and fans,” said Sedgwick, who recently directed Bacon in the dramaSpace Oddity, about a young man who dreams of escaping to Mars after tragedy strikes.
She added that being able to make each other laugh has been a key ingredient in their 35-year marriage.
“A sense of humor is crucial,” Sedgwick told PEOPLE. “He is very freaking funny.”
The Summer I Turned Prettyseason 2 premieres July 14 on Prime Video.
source: people.com
