Tuesday 17 May 2022 08:58 PM Jennifer Grey's beau Matthew Broderick told her there was 'no way' she would ... trends now
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Jennifer Grey rose to fame by playing Frances 'Baby' Houseman in the 1987 hit film Dirty Dancing.
But the night before the actress auditioned for the part which would see her work opposite Patrick Swayze, her boyfriend at the time, Matthew Broderick - who is now married to Sarah Jessica Parker - told her there was no way she could land that lead role.
The actress wrote in her memoir Out Of The Corner that it was not exactly the pep talk she needed.
Not supportive: Jennifer Grey reveals that her boyfriend Matthew Broderick did not think she would get her star-making film Dirty Dancing with Patrick Swayze
That stings: Broderick - who is now married to Sarah Jessica Parker - told her there was no way she could land that lead role. Seen in 1985
'He said this odd thing, as if to reassure himself, like he wasn't aware he was using his "out loud voice,"' she wrote in her tell all book.
The actor told her he did not know what she was 'worried' about because there was 'no way' she was going to get the part.
And Matthew - who is now 60 - added: 'I'm sure they're seeing everybody for this part.'
And she had another story about the actor, who was a massive star thanks to 1986's Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
Sounds harsh: The actor told her he did not know what she was 'worried' about because there was 'no way' she was going to get the part
The day before the Dirty
