When Mary Steenburgen Knew Lily Collins Was the One for Her son

‘Emily successful Paris’ Lily Collins Reveals Who She Thinks Her Character’s One True Love Is

Mary Steenburgen’s thoughts connected her daughter-in-law Lily Collins are tous cute.

Three years aft her lad Charlie McDowell—who she shares with ex Malcolm McDowell—married the Emily successful Paris actress, Mary revealed erstwhile she knew the 2 were cleanable for 1 another. And it was earlier they adjacent had a accidental to meet.

“To beryllium honest, I met my daughter-in-law earlier helium did,” the 71-year-old told E! News successful an exclusive interrogation astatine the AFI premiere of Charlie’s movie The Summer Book Oct. 27, “and I looked astatine her and thought, ‘You would conscionable beryllium truthful astonishing with my son.’”

And her husband Ted Danson tin attest to her premonition. “But I said thing to him,” Mary said of her son, adding that instead, “I said it to my husband.”

Indeed, the Step Brothers actress decided to enactment a pin successful it to let Charlie and Lily’s romance instrumentality its ain course.

“I met her in Jane Fonda's 80th day party, and I fell successful emotion with her,” she explained. “And past erstwhile helium told maine who it was that helium was dating, I zipped it!”

There’s nary uncertainty that Lily, girl of Genesis drummer Phil Collins and concern owner Jill Tavelman, is well-loved by her in-laws.

One twelvemonth after making their narration Instagram official, the Silicon Valley director and To the Bone actress jumped the broom successful an intimate Colorado ceremonial successful September 2021. And Mary—who is besides ma to Lilly Walton, 43—couldn’t assistance but fawn implicit the newlyweds.

"Charlie, my son, and Lily, my daughter-in-law!!! Thank you for letting america each bask successful the sheer quality of your emotion for each other," Mary wrote connected Instagram at the time. "My bosom is overflowing and it astir feels similar the past fewer days were immoderate benignant of beauteous dream. But it is each real, and I consciousness similar the luckiest parent successful the world."