Jessica Chastain and Taylor Swift.Photo:Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty; James Devaney/GC Images
Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty; James Devaney/GC Images
Jessica ChastainhasTaylor Swiftto thank for getting her through a past break-up.
On Friday, theScenes from a Marriageactress, 46, revealed onThe Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallonthat Swift, 34, sent her a break-up playlist after the pair met for the first time at the 2011 Met Gala.
“We were both sitting next to each other … and she was so sweet,” Chastain, 46, told hostJimmy Fallon, also explaining that it was the first time she had been invited to the annual fashion event.
She continued, “I just went through a break-up and I was talking to her about that, and we went and danced together — it was such a fun night.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Chastain and Swift at the Golden Globes in 2014.Christopher Polk/NBC/NBCUniversal via Getty
Christopher Polk/NBC/NBCUniversal via Getty
“And then the next day, I had an email from iTunes that said, like, ‘Taylor Swift’ or whatever, and I just thought that it was a Taylor Swift album,” continued Chastain, before adding that she discovered Swift, “had made me a break-up playlist that she sent me! Isn’t that the sweetest thing?”
“What are you kidding me? That’s unbelievable!” Fallon, 49, responded.
Chastain disucssed Swift’s break-up playlist on ‘The Tonight Show’.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty
Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty
Although Chastain did not detail who the 2011 break-up was with, she went on to meet her future husbandGian Luca Passi de Preposuloa year later 2012. The pair have beenmarriedsince 2017.
Chastain’s has continued to support Swift in return over the years, as Fallon shared on the show a photo of her visiting the singer backstage with friends at her Eras tour earlier this year.
“I was in Mexico City and she was touring there and I was like, ‘Oh, I’m going to Taylor’s concert,’ ” Chastain explained of the photo.
“This is my assistant Ali and she is like, obsessed with Taylor Swift and it was like the best day of her life. And I met Taylor, she’s actually really sweet,” she added.
The film was nominated for the top honor of the Golden Lion at the 2023Venice International Film Festival, and Sarsgaard, 52, also won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his work in the project.
Memoryis released in theaters nationwide on Dec. 22.
source: people.com
