Carrie Fisher never failed to create a memorable moment!
Actor Bronson Pinchot still to this day remembers the date he went on with the late screen legend back in the ‘80s — likely because the evening ended with them being kicked out of a fancy El Lay restaurant.
In an interview with Page Six , the Perfect Strangers alum recalled meeting the Star Wars actress on George Burns Comedy Week in 1985 when he was new to show business — or “still had the cellophane on, ” as he put it — and was quickly “smitten” by her “devastating wit. ”
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He explained:
“So, I asked her out. And we went to a fabulous Chinese cafe in Beverly Hills. And this is what she was like: She made an art form out of saying difficult things brilliantly. When she said it, it wasn’t blunt, it was devil-may-care and adorable. ”
Although dinner was going extremely well, Pinchot said Fischer shut down his hopes of any long term romance right then and there, telling him:
“She said to me, ‘Bronson, don’t fall in love with me. Don’t even think about it. ’ ”
When the actor asked the Postcards from the Edge author why, the girl replied:
“Because I’m manic-depressive and I do things like this. ”
Pinchot said Fisher, who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in her 20s, then stood up and pulled her dress over her head, exposing her Minnie Mouse underwear (!!! ) — which naturally prompted restaurant managers to boot the pair from the eatery. Weirdly enough, the actor wasn’t put off by his date’s over-the-top behavior — quite the opposite, in fact!
He recalled thinking:
“I was 26 and Princess Leia was pulling her dress over her head in a fancy restaurant. So, I think I thought, ‘This is what the particular fast lane is like. ’ And I remember distinctly how her body was incredible. ”
Honestly, kind of a power move!
Pinchot went upon to muse:
“She really meant, ‘You don’t want to have a crush on me or anything deeper because I’m out there. ’ She was telling me the God’s most unvarnished truth. And yet, she had to have known that given my age and where we were and who she was, how I would think the lady was being sexy. She must have relished that. And yet, because of her incredible charm and her incredible wit, it’s something I still relish about to this particular day. ”
As fans know, Fisher died in December 2016 at typically the age of 60 due to cardiac arrest. According to an autopsy, she had several drugs in her system at the time of her death.
Following the star’s death, the girl daughter, Billie Lourd , opened up about this actress’ struggles with mental health and substance abuse, writing within a statement:
“My mom battled drug addiction and mental illness her entire life. She ultimately died of it. She was purposefully open inside all of her work about the social stigmas surrounding these diseases. … I know my Mom, she’d want her death in order to encourage people to be open about their struggles. ”
Even though she’s gone, this legend will always be far from forgotten!
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