Deers and Potlucks: Jennifer Coolidge Reveals How Parents of Billie Eilish Had the “best wedding” She Ever attended

Published 01/29/2023, 4:00 PM EST

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Jennifer Coolidge reveals how the best wedding she went to was of Billie Eilish’s parents. While Eilish is famous for her voice, her brother Finneas O’Connell is famous for songwriting. The two are real siblings, although with different last names. But it is little known that their parents have also mingled around in the entertainment industry.

Her mother, Maggie Baird, is an actress who has been part of movies like The Big Split, Maniac, Life Inside Out, etc. Baird married Patrick O’Connell, and they have children, Finneas O’Connell and Billie Eilish, born in 1997 and 2001, respectively. Coolidge, a fellow actress, revealed in an interview why the two had a unique and romantic wedding.

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Jennifer Coolidge explains how the parents of Billie Eilish had the most romantic wedding

As a celebrity, Jennifer Coolidge must have attended some exotic, multi-million dollar weddings. But her favorite of all was the wedding of Eilish’s parents. During the promotion of her 2022 movie Shotgun Wedding, along with Jennifer Lopez, the actress spoke to Olivia Marks of Hits Radio. She was accompanied by co-star Steve Coulter.

During the interaction, the interviewer asked Coolidge about the best wedding she has ever attended. The American Pie actress explained how she once got a wedding invite when part of the comedy club called Groundlings. The quirky wedding had a potluck theme wherein everyone had to bring a dish.

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The wedding took place in Malibu Canyon, surrounded by a beautiful landscape. A family of deer came along as the wedding was going on to make the moment more beautiful. The guests got into square dancing and the simplicity of all that was what Coolidge loved the most. She then revealed that the coolest part of it all was how the couple then gave birth to children named Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell. 

Coulter immediately reacted in excitement after learning that Coolidge knows Eilish’s parents. Baird, who saw the interview, thanked the actress for the revelations while calling her a ‘big-hearted talent’ via an Instagram post. Billie Eilish shares a close bond with her family, and it is apparent that they are all quite known in the industry.

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Neha Ghag is a prime-time entertainment writer for Netflix Junkie, who has written nearly 1000 articles, immersing herself in pop culture. Writing was not her first choice, but she has now found solace in unraveling the fascinating stories of public figures' personal and professional lives. Neha is a fan of classic hip-hop and psycho thrillers, and she can talk endlessly about Kanye West.

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