It seems like Ayo Edebiri and Jamie Lee Curtis tricked reporters at an awards show to keep her surprise role on 'The Bear' a secret
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- Jamie Lee Curtis and Ayo Edebiri appear to have pretended to meet on a red carpet in March.
- But the pair likely would have met beforehand, as filming for season two of "The Bear" was already underway.
- Edebiri and Curtis may have wanted to keep Curtis' surprise role in episode six a surprise.
Ayo Edebiri and Jamie Lee Curtis appear to have tricked us all in March when they "met" for the first time on the red carpet.
The two seemed to meet for the first time at the Film Independent Spirit Awards — but we now know Curtis had a surprise guest starring role on Edebiri's hit show "The Bear."
By the time the two crossed paths, filming for season two of "The Bear" was already underway, according to Collider.
Edebiri — who is listed as a co-executive producer for episode six of the season, which features a prominent cameo from Curtis — likely would have been aware that Curtis was tapped to fill the role in the flashback Christmas episode.
But clearly, Edebiri and the remaining cast and crew of "The Bear" would have wanted to keep Curtis' surprise appearance under wraps.
A video posted to Twitter from the red carpet shows Edebiri and Curtis appearing to meet for the first time.
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The 45-second clip shows Curtis mid-interview with Extra while talking to an off-screen Edebiri. The camera then zooms out to show Curtis offering Edebiri a mint.
After thank yous, Curtis reaches out her hand.
"I'm Jamie," she says, smiling.
"I'm Ayo," Edebiri replies, shaking hands with Curtis. "Big fan."
"Me, too," Curtis replies before turning back to her interview.
The Extra reporter then comments on how "starstruck" Edebiri was during that meeting. Curtis replies that she's equally "starstruck."
The video then cuts to a new clip in which Curtis pulls a bashful Edebiri back into the frame.
"Come on, be on TV," Curtis says to Edebiri. After a quick interaction, Curtis says goodbye and tells Edebiri to "have fun," before walking away.
Representatives for both Curtis and Edebiri did not immediately respond when asked if they had actually met before.