Goldie Hawn of The First Wives Club mourns Diane Keaton

Goldie Hawn She remembers her late colleague and friend, Diane Keaton.

“Diane, we are not ready to lose you,” Hawn, 79, wrote. Via Instagram On Saturday, October 11, hours after news of the death of the famous actress in California at the age of 79.

“She left us a trail of fairy dust, full of particles of light and memories beyond imagination,” she continued in the caption, which was shared alongside a stunning black-and-white photo of Keaton wearing one of her famous hats and scarves. “How do we say goodbye? What words can come to your mind when your heart is broken? You never liked praise, too humble, but now you can’t ask me to ‘shut up’ dear. There has never been anyone like you, and there will never be anyone like you.”

She continued, “You’ve stolen the hearts of the world, shared your genius with millions, and made films that made us laugh and cry in ways only you can. I was fortunate to do First Wives Club with you, where our days start with coffee in the makeup trailer, laughing and joking, right up until the last day of filming. It’s been a roller coaster of love.”

the In the sea The actress went on to share the plans the two former stars have for their lives in the future.

“We agreed to grow old together and maybe one day live with all our girlfriends,” she continued in a touching social media post. “Well, we never got to live together, but we grew up together. Who knows… maybe in the next life.”

“Get your fairy dust up there, my friend. I’m going to miss you so much,” she added.

News of Keaton’s death broke On Saturday, October 11th. A spokesperson for her family told PEOPLE that the actress died at her home in California. No additional information has been provided regarding her death as Keaton’s family has requested privacy during this difficult time.

Keaton and Hawn (79 years old) appeared in the film in 1996 First Wives Club side by side Bette Midler. The trio played Elise Elliott (Hawn), Annie Paradis (Keaton), and Brenda Cushman (Midler). The film also shines Maggie Smith, Sarah Jessica Parker, Stockard Channing, Dan Hedaya, Victor Garber, Stephen Collins, Elizabeth Berkeley and Marcia Jay Harden.

In 2015, Hawn explained why a sequel to the film was never made despite fans constantly clamoring to see the trio back in action.

“We were all women of a certain age, and everyone took a pay cut to do it so the studio could produce what it needed.” She said Harvard Business Review at that time. “We all took a smaller-than-usual back end and a much smaller front end. We ended up doing incredibly well. The movie was a huge hit. It made a lot of money. We were on the cover of a magazine time magazine.”

She continued, “But two years later, when the studio came back with a sequel, they wanted to give us exactly the same deal. We were back to square one. If three men had come in, they would have raised their salaries without even thinking about it. But the fear of women’s films is ingrained in the culture.”

However, things seemed to change in November 2020, when Hawn hinted at the possibility of the trio reuniting for a follow-up film.

“The script has to be approved, and now they’ve given us another draft, so I have to read it,” Hawn, 79, said. He said Entertainment tonight On November 18th. “So, we’re on our way to that, let’s put it that way.”

The film, which was never made, would have starred the original trio of women, as well as their children and grandchildren, after the man they married dies in a supermarket. In 2024, Midler said the people The film was in “development hell”.

She added: “It’s in the abyss where all good scripts die.” “I think fifteen years is the time limit. When it’s been in development for 15 years, you kind of puke.”

Midler paid tribute Keaton on October 11. “The wonderful, beautiful and extraordinary Diane Keaton has passed away,” Midler, 79, wrote on Instagram. “I can’t tell you how unbearably sad this makes me.”

Midler also wrote: “She was funny, completely original, and completely devoid of guile or any of the competitiveness one would expect from such a star.” “What I saw is who she is… Oh, no, no, no!”

Hawn’s daughter, Kate Hudson, also participated in honoring the late actress and her mother.

“We love you so much Diane ❤️🕊️,” she captioned a scene from First Wives Club via Instagram the day Keaton’s death was announced.