Taylor Swift, the patron saint of surviving breakups, once made a curated playlist for Jessica Chastain to help her get over her ex
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- Jessica Chastain said Taylor Swift made her a breakup playlist the day after they met.
- On Friday, she told Jimmy Fallon that the two danced and discussed breakups at the 2011 Met Gala.
- The next day, Chastain woke up to find that Swift had sent her a playlist of breakup songs.
More than a decade has passed since Jessica Chastain met Taylor Swift, but the actor remembers it like it was yesterday thanks to the singer's sweet gesture.
Appearing on Friday's episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," the "Molly's Game" star recalled how she was introduced to Swift when they sat at the same table at the Met Gala in 2011.
"It was like the first year I was invited to the Met Ball, first year I had movies out, and we were both sitting next to each other," Chastain told host Jimmy Fallon.
"And she was so sweet. I just went through a breakup, and I was talking to her about that. And, you know, we went and danced together," she continued. "It was such a fun night."
"The next day, I had an email from iTunes that said, like Taylor Swift, whatever, and I just thought it was a Taylor Swift album," Chastain said.
The "Memory" actor quickly realized that it wasn't one of Swift's albums but a personalized playlist that the "Anti-Hero" singer made after hearing about Chastain's heartbreak the night before.
"She had made me a breakup playlist that she sent me. Isn't that the sweetest thing?"
"What are you kidding me? That's unbelievable," Fallon replied.
"I know! And here I thought it was like a Taylor Swift advertisement," added Chastian. "She had, like, curated all these breakup songs to send me to help me get through my breakup."
Chastain went on to find love again not long after the break-up that inspired Swift's act of kindness. She met her husband, Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo, in 2012. The pair married in 2017 at Preposulo's family estate in Italy 2017 and welcomed two daughters together.
Meanwhile, Swift and Chastain reunited at one of the Grammy-winning singer's Eras Tour stops in Mexico City in August.
At the time, Chastain shared a carousel of photos from the night on Instagram with the caption, "Spamming u w really good @taylorswift Eras Tour content."