MANILA – Dolly de Leon started 2023 with a bang after making appearances in several Hollywood events for her movie “Triangle of Sadness.”
But one of her most memorable encounters over the course of the past month was definitely meeting Cate Blanchett at the most unexpected place during the sidelines of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) Awards.
In an interview with Karen Davila for ANC’s “Headstart” on Monday, de Leon shared that she had gone to take a bathroom break when she heard Blanchett’s voice all of a sudden.
“He said, ‘Oh my God, this awarding has no break.’ So, he is now a CR just like me. He hurried in. I hit him right away. My agent said, ‘Dolly is here.’ He said, ‘Dolly, Dolly!’ Of course I panicked,” de Leon recalled animatedly.
“I said ‘I’m coming, I’m coming.’ I’m confused. When I opened the cubicle door, he was already waiting for me,” she added.
De Leon said Blanchett started talking and gushing but everything she told her was all a blur.
“She said, ‘I watched you in your….’ I didn’t understand anything because I was too starstruck. Everything he said didn’t register. But I knew that she was saying positive things because she was smiling and she looked very positive,” she said.
It was at that moment when she asked the Hollywood A-lister for a photo.
“I also congratulated her. I told her I’ve been following her career for a long time. And then I asked for the picture. People think she asked for the picture, but she didn’t. I asked for a photo. That’s my agent’s phone,” she said.
De Leon posted a copy of their photo on Instagram where she described Blanchett as one of the “sensational people” she’s recently met.
After their encounter, de Leon said it would be a dream if they could get to work together on a project.
Source: ABS-CBN News