Why Keanu Reeves’ Birthday Tribute to Octavia Spencer Had Her in Tears

Fantastic buddies are so hard to appear by, but evidently not for Octavia Spencer. 

All through a virtual Oct. 22 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Stay, The Assist actress shared how she did not get to shell out her 50th birthday how she at first planned—with various dinners and a retreat to Hawaii with her crew. As an alternative, the Oscar winner been given exclusive, star-studded tribute videos from shut mates, past co-stars and far more. 

“Chris Evans is a pricey good friend. Katy Perry is a pricey good friend. Then Keanu Reeves, you know like, surprised me,” she informed host Jimmy Kimmel. “Of class I started out crying like a newborn, like, ‘Keanu!’ It was so fabulous.” 

She ongoing, “He is someone I like and my good friends know that and it was like the sweetest issue.” The Constantine actor was in fact the first celeb she met when she moved from Alabama to Los Angeles to pursue acting. 

“I had an audition and my car broke down and no just one would support me due to the fact my car or truck was so dirty till Keanu Reeves,” she recalled in a 2014 interview on The Meredith Vieira Exhibit. “He was on a bike and experienced his tiny motorbike helmet and sun shades and was like, ‘Hey, you want some assistance?’ And I kid you not, I was gonna have him get in and I was gonna press it and he was like, ‘No no I am gonna force you.’ And I’m pondering, ‘Oh he’s gonna contact my car!'”