Forget about Joey and Pacey, Joey and Dawson, because Williams and Phillips were a true love story Dawson Creek. The actresses became close when Philipps joined the WB series in 2001.
“Someone said, 'When you meet, there's going to be a chemical reaction,'” Williams recalled in a 2018 magazine interview. People. “I was really glad this girl landed in Wilmington. We became inseparable and I fell in love with her.”
And the time they worked together on the series was decisive.
“My memories of being with her back then have nothing to do with the show or work, but it was during our free time,” Philipps said. Entertainment Weekly. “He talked on the porch all night, and this was when bread was still edible. There was a lot of bread. This is what I remember: an endless conversation over several baskets of bread.”
In the years since Dawson Creek ended in 2003, they remained among Hollywood's closest friends, and it was Philipps who rushed to Williams' Brooklyn home after her former partner. Heath Ledger was found dead in his apartment from an accidental overdose in 2008.
“I recently told her, 'You really saved me from loneliness because you're always there,'” Williams said. People in 2018. “We are so close and can tell each other everything. I don’t know who I would be or who I would be without Busy.”
Philipps, godmother Matlida Ledgerhas been Williams' favorite person to host the awards show for years, and each experience reminded the duo how far they've come.
“I think for her, and for me too, to have us around while we go through this process and when she gets nominated, or at other red carpets that we've done together, or at other events, it's just great to have someone who can be your touchstone for reality,” Philipps explained. Elle. “I may be giving away a secret, but we always try, right before we get on one of these red carpets, to just look at each other and say, ‘Don’t forget how lucky we are. This is our life now.”
