Carson Daly’s co-hosts are teasing him over this previous flame.
Whereas on the “Today” present on Tuesday for his popular culture phase, Daly, 52, mentioned the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” sequel.
The 1997 unique film starred Freddie Prinze Jr. as Ray Bronson, Sarah Michelle Gellar as Helen Shivers, Ryan Phillippe as Barry William Cox and the leisure host’s ex-girlfriend, Jennifer Love Hewitt, as Julie James.
Twenty-eight years later, they created one other flick for the franchise with Prinze, 49, Hewitt, 46, and a brand new solid. Gellar and Phillippe’s characters died within the unique film.
Throughout his phase, Daly pulled up an image of Prinze Jr. and Gellar, 48, from the premier of the unique film from 1997, in addition to a shot of them throughout Monday evening’s premiere.
The true-life married couple first met on the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” film set, however didn’t begin courting till 2000.
Whereas Daly was displaying the pics, Savannah Guthrie couldn’t assist however convey up one other relationship throughout that point interval.
“Were you at that premiere?” Guthrie requested, whereas Jenna Bush Hager echoed her co-host’s sentiments, inquiring, “Did you go to that premiere?”
When Daly slyly responded, “I’m not sure. I can’t remember 30 years ago,” Guthrie clapped again, “We know what you did that summer.”
“Yeah, I’ve heard the jokes,” Daly laughed again. “I’m aware.”
The anchor then informed viewers to “Google it” as Daly labeled his co-hosts a “tough crowd.”
“The Voice” host and Hewitt dated for a yr within the late ’90s.
Daly didn’t attend the October 1997 carpet, however was on the premiere of 1998’s “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.”
Each stars have since moved on romantically. Hewitt tied the knot together with her “Client List” co-star, Brian Hallisay, in 2013. The couple has three children: Autumn, 11, Atticus, 10, and Aidan, 3.
Daly has been married to Siri Pinter since 2015. They’re dad and mom to Jackson, 16, Etta, 12, and London, 10, and Goldie, 5.
Regardless of the previous speak present host not mentioning Hewitt throughout the phase, the actress dazzled on the purple carpet at Monday’s film premiere.
The “Ghost Whisperer” alum rocked a brand new ginger-colored ‘do and an extended, black Rachel Gilbert gown embellished with jewels.
The unique film adopted a gaggle of 4 pals who by chance kill a person. One yr later, they’re stalked by a hook-wielding killer.
Together with a blast from the previous, the franchise added a slew of recent faces to the 2025 sequel, together with Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Lola Tung, and Nicholas Alexander Chavez, though the final two stars’ roles had been slashed for enhancing functions.
This time round, “I Know What You Did Last Summer” follows 5 pals who “inadvertently cause a deadly car accident” earlier than they “cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences,” per Sony Photos.
Nevertheless, “a year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they’re forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer…and is hell-bent on revenge. As one by one the friends are stalked by a killer, they discover this has happened before, and they turn to two survivors of the legendary Southport Massacre of 1997 for help.”
In April, Hewitt bought candid on re-joining the franchise.
“I’ll be super honest, I had total anxiety for 48 hours before [filming] because I was like, ‘Can I do this? Am I going to pull this off?’ It’s a lot of pressure,” she informed Folks on the time.
Her fears had been quickly put to relaxation.
She shared that the present solid is “phenomenal.”
“It’s for them to make it their own,” Hewitt mentioned. “And for me to stand by like a proud mom and say, ‘It’s yours now, take it and run and enjoy.’”
The “Holiday Junkie” star additionally expressed her gratitude for with the ability to return to the franchise practically 30 years later.
“As a female in Hollywood, in your 40s, sometimes you can feel forgotten about,” Hewitt mentioned, noting that she felt “really touched emotionally and honored that Sony would have me back, that the franchise would have me back, that Jen wanted me back, and that the audience wanted me back.”
“It actually felt like an honor. Moving into her footwear once more was actually enjoyable, she added.
Hewitt’s character has additionally discovered its method into her residence life. Julie James has an iconic line within the unique film, yelling on the killer, “What are you waiting for, huh?”
Her youngest son “now says it daily.”
Hewitt informed Display screen Rant in an interview revealed Tuesday: “Just the other day, he was standing on the stairs, and he goes, ‘Mommy, I want to go to the park. What are you waiting for, huh?’”
“And he just says these things, and now for dinner, he’ll be like, ‘I’m hungry. What are you waiting for, huh?’ And it’s hilarious, literally me on the floor laughing every time. So I love it. It’s been great, and I just appreciate that there’s a line that means that much to people out there,” Hewitt added.
“I Know What You Did Last Summer” hits theaters on Friday.
