All's truthful in love, warfare, and performing for Hilary Duff and Jennifer Coolidge.

Twenty years after they starred collectively within the teen rom-com A Cinderella Story, Duff is wanting again at how Coolidge was "imply" to her throughout filming to convey their characters' fraught stepmom-stepdaughter dynamic to life. For Duff, it was tough then to do not forget that Coolidge's iciness was performative and never private.

"She was, like, imply to me, so it was just a little scary as a result of I used to be solely 15 and he or she was simply imply to me as a result of she's my evil stepmother," Duff stated in a new video interview with Variety. "On the time, I believe I needed to be like, 'You're filming a film, you're filming a film.'"

Duff went on to reward her once-intimidating costar for her expertise and success, particularly lately. "It's been a lot enjoyable to look at her profession, as a result of she simply goes there in such a giant means that it was actually spectacular and barely intimidating as like a teen," she stated.

Representatives for Coolidge didn't instantly reply to Leisure Weekly's request for touch upon Duff's remarks.

Duff starred within the trendy Cinderella retelling as orphan outcast Sam, who’s handled horribly by her grasping stepmom (Coolidge) and stepsisters (Madeline Zima and Andrea Avery) after her father's loss of life.

Due to Sam's longtime pal (and "fairy godmother" guardian) Rhonda (Regina King), her life modifications when she goes to her college dance in a stunning robe and masks, and learns her unidentified pen pal is in style highschool quarterback Austin (Chad Michael Murray).

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After some mistaken-identity hijinks, all of it, in fact, results in a happily-ever-after the place Sam will get the man and the final chuckle by studying she truly inherited every thing from her father. She's lastly capable of afford going to her dream college, Princeton, along with her dream man, Austin, whereas her evil step-family is now compelled to work for her to keep away from jail time after their inheritance fraud is uncovered.

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Because the 2004 rom-com, Duff went on to star in many various motion pictures and TV reveals, together with Elevate Your Voice, The Haunting of Sharon Tate, Youthful, How I Met Your Father, and Gossip Woman. She is at present relaunching her music profession with new album Luck… or One thing (out subsequent yr) and a corresponding tour.

In the meantime, Coolidge has change into a two-time Emmy winner because of her scene-stealing efficiency on HBO's hit satire The White Lotus. She has additionally appeared in lots of motion pictures and TV reveals, together with the American Pie franchise, Promising Younger Girl, For Your Consideration, 2 Broke Women, and The Watcher.

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