Inside Selma Blair and Sarah Michelle Gellar's Friendship
If you have a best friend, you know how lucky you are. A person you can trust and who is always there can make the world so much brighter. Sometimes you meet someone who will become a friend for life. That isn't always easy in Hollywood.
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have been friends since childhood and came up in Hollywood together. Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King are known for being besties. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are the funniest girlfriends. Courtney Cox and Jennifer Aniston will always be Friends to each other and the rest of the world. And, of course, Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen look like they have the best time together.
There is another twosome in this category, Selma Blair and Sarah Michelle Geller. These BFF's are always there for each other. They met almost 25 years ago and their friendship is stronger than ever.
8 How Did Selma Blair And Sarah Michelle Geller Meet?
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair met while filming the 1999 film, Cruel Intentions. The two shared a now-iconic kiss in the film. They even won an MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss.
On an Instagram post for Selma's birthday, Sarah Michelle wrote, "If I told that little girl on the right, that the girl to her left was going to be her lifelong friend… she would say 'I know,'" She continued, "From the day I met you I knew you were special and would be by my side forever."
They both knew immediately that they had an important connection.
7 Sarah Michelle Gellar And Selma Blair's Relationship After Cruel Intentions
This friendship did not end when Cruel Intentions wrapped. It was just the beginning of years of togetherness. The two say that they are in each other's lives constantly.
Sarah said in an interview with EW, "Every big milestone in my life, whether it was my 21st birthday or Selma’s baby shower, I just can’t imagine my life without her standing next to me. Nobody makes me laugh, and nobody knows how to put me in my place faster than Selma does."
They even recreated their kiss a number of times!
6 Selma Blair's Multiple Sclerosis
Selma Blair was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018, after years of symptoms that were misdiagnosed. She said she felt relief when she finally heard the news. MS is a neurological disorder that interrupts nerve signals from the brain to other parts of the body.
She is now in remission. “The pain is still there,” Blair added of her physical condition. “I’m in remission (but) I built no new lesions. I still have, you know, some brain damage and things that are there, but I’m okay with it. I’m grateful because I’m doing so much better,” she told TODAY.
5 Introducing Selma Blair
Introducing Selma Blair is a documentary made by Selma about living with MS. It shows her life as she goes through a stem cell transplant, a still experimental treatment for multiple sclerosis. She wanted to share her experience with others who suffer from chronic illness. It is a raw look at living with the disease.
Selma holds nothing back. Everything from chemo, to surgery, to living life with her son is played out in the documentary.
Her bravery and her joy shine through, and she has become an inspiration to so many.
4 Sarah Michelle Gellar Is A True Friend
A best friend is there in good times and bad. Selma Blair went through a very bad time with her MS, and her bestie was there every step of the way. Selma told PEOPLE that friends like Sarah Michelle Gellar "made it easier to keep strong and keep going". Sarah created a "meal train" to make sure her son Arthur always had a full plate of food. She was also seen pushing her friend around Disney in a wheelchair in 2019.
Blair also told ET, "She was my biggest supporter to get me through and feed me, and do things when I was going through a really, really bad time physically and emotionally."
3 Selma Blair Gets A Cardboard Cutout Of Her BFF, Sarah Michelle Gellar
Selma Blair is a big fan of estate sales. On The Kelly Clarkson Show, Selma tells how she went to a sale and found a cardboard cutout of Sarah Michelle Gellar, probably from someone who took it to college in the 90s. She just had to take it home with her. It spent some time in her son's room, as well as other rooms in her home.
Selma posted herself with the cutout and said, "Sometimes you have to stop and kiss the girl you love," Selma captioned one shot on Instagram, later writing, "When your BFF is away working, this seems the only option."
When your bestie isn't around, sometimes a cardboard cutout will have to do.
2 Selma Blair Joins Dancing With the Stars
Selma Blair is a contestant on Dancing with the Stars this season. Blair told Good Morning America why she joined the show, "I've come through so much and I've been really vulnerable and I see how it affects people, so part of it really was to go, 'OK, I can build some strength and maybe I can even change some of the remnants of the MS.' "
Her first dance with partner Sasha Farber was a Viennese Waltz that brought the audience to tears. Blair said of the dance, "It burst my heart open," Blair said. "It just was a whole opening of hope."
She has so much support from her partner, the audience, and her friends. Her social media was overflowing with comments from others with MS who are inspired by Selma.
1 Sarah Michelle Gellar Watches Selma Blair Dance
Selma and Sasha's second dance was to 'Jailhouse Rock' on Elvis Night. Her best friend was in the audience. Watching Selma dance brought Sarah Michelle Gellar to tears.
Selma was able to perform a cartwheel in the dance, which she believed she would never do again. The couple scored eights across the board.
After the show, Selma told ET about Sarah, “She didn’t know if I’d ever really walk again or want to do things that takes a different kind of energy for me, but I think it really moved her.”
They have a true friendship.
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