Meryl Streep Reveals the 'Beef' She Had With Goldie Hawn on Set of 'Death Becomes Her'

Meryl Streepis revisiting some of her best classic films, including some of the on set annoyances that occurred in the process.

In a video with Vanity Fair shared on Thursday, April 30, the actress rewatched scenes from her highlight reel, including the hit film Death Becomes Her. After viewing the shovel scene with actress Goldie Hawn, Streep (who starred as Madeline Ashton) spilled some details about Hawn-mainly her punctuality.

"Goldie, she was always late to set, but she was so adorable," Streep revealed of her costar, who played Helen Sharp in the film. "And I'm always on time, you know, and annoying. But she's late and she had a red convertible…and she'd drive herself to set. And so that was probably the problem."

Streep, 76, continued, mimicking Hawn, 80, and flipping her hair and apologizing. "Yeah, so I had a beef with her, but I loved her," she noted. "She's one of my buddies…over the years we've had some laughs about that movie because people love it."



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And Streep's "beef" streak didn't stop there. She recently found herself at the center of another playful moment, this time involving Travis Kelce. While promoting The Devil Wears Prada 2, The oscar-winning actress joked about one of the film's challenges, saying, "The hardest thing about shooting in Milan was walking in stilettos on the cobblestones. I'd like to see Travis Kelce do that."

Kelce, 36, later addressed the comment on his New Heights podcast a few days later, making it clear he wasn't looking to take on the Oscar winner. "I hope she doesn't have beef with me! That's a powerful woman right there. I'm a fan of Meryl Streep. I don't have any beef with her," he said, before joking, "Oh, Meryl, you have no idea how good I am at walking in heels. Okay?"

Streep is reprising her role as Miranda Priestly in Devil Wears Prada 2, which was released on Friday, May 1.

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This story was originally published May 1, 2026 at 3:08 PM.