Kevin Bacon Went To Extreme Lengths To Make Kyra Sedgwick Fall For Him

Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick shared a story of their actual first meeting in a joint People cover story interview in 2023 — and it wasn’t on the set of “Lemon Sky.” Bacon recalled that Sedgwick’s mother took her and her brother to see one of his plays in New York when she was a kid. After the show, a then-12-year-old Sedgwick and her brother saw Bacon at a deli and Sedgwick went up to compliment his performance.

Sedgwick explained, however, that Bacon didn’t remember that initial meeting when they met later on. She added that she felt like it was destiny for her and Bacon to collaborate on a project, so when he left the cast of “Lemon Sky” and was set to be replaced, she knew he would return to the project — and he did.

Sedgwick admitted she was “very standoffish” at first, but added, “We had dinner one night, and that was it.” She also joked that they fell in love when she criticized how expensive the food was at the restaurant. Bacon laughed at that and later said, “She was a knockout.” He didn’t just compliment Sedgwick’s looks, however. He added that she was an incredibly talented actor, which he was drawn to.