Shane West And Mandy Moore Had The Cutest 'A Walk To Remember' Reunion At Her Walk Of Fame Ceremony
Long before Jack and Rebecca Pearson, there was Landon and Jamie Sullivan. We all know the first couple, portrayed by Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore from This Is Us.
But some will have to take a walk down memory lane to recall who the latter couple was.
Landon Carter was the ne'er-do-well, and Jamie Sullivan was the local minister's daughter from Nicholas Sparks's novel, A Walk to Remember that was later adapted for a movie.
In the 2002 film, Landon, played by Shane West, chose to do the school play as an alternative to getting expelled and met Jamie Sullivan, the local minister's daughter.
As fate would have it, the two fall in love but a terminal illness interferes with their lives and forces them to make a life-changing decision in this coming-of-age drama.
Everyone loved Landon and Jamie, and fans have missed seeing the two actors share the screen together ever since.
Cut to 2019, and West surprised Moore as she was honored with her star during her Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony.
Shane West surprises Mandy Moore with a picture of them from the set of #AWalkToRemember https://t.co/7fBlHied0S— Variety (@Variety) 1553540564
West, 40, said the two of them couldn't be more different at the beginning of their enduring friendship.
"We couldn't have been more opposite when we met. I was busy wearing ill-advised clothes and having dubious hair choices and wearing eyeliner in my garage punk band or whatever, whatever that was."
He praised his costar with much praise.
"And you were killing it on the pop star scene. You had very long beautiful blonde hair at the time."
Fans of A Walk to Remember are feeling all the feels over the reunion.
@Variety 😭😭😭 I love them https://t.co/CWmZWT3kfJ— emilykmm (@emilykmm) 1553560242
@Variety One of the best novel of Nicholas Sparks...and the Notebook 💖💖💖 https://t.co/wf1P2kyLxY— MusicAndDiamond💘🎤🎧 (@MusicAndDiamond💘🎤🎧) 1553592436
Why are my eyes sweating?
The Gotham actor recalled a moment from the set involving their Walk director – most recently known for being on the judge panel for So You Think You Can Dance – Adam Shankman.
"I was trying to get you to listen to The Clash or the Ramones. You were not interested but you were very sweet about it, and you stuck to your Fleetwood Mac. Always Fleetwood Mac."
"And so apparently our director for A Walk to Remember, Adam Shankman, decided, 'Hey, yeah, why not let's put these two together, let's put the two opposites attract together.' And I'm glad he did."
@Variety 'it gave me a chance to fall for this fantastic woman' 'your smile is ridiculous it lights up a room' 'you… https://t.co/k7s1cPkLRz— s. (@s.) 1553626213
Shane continued:
"Not only was this film a wonderful experience in every way, but it also gave me the chanced to fall for this fantastic woman."
He turned to his costar and piled on the praises.
"Mandy, you are an absolute gem. Your smile is ridiculous, seriously it's ridiculous, it lights up a room when you walk in. Your energy is irresistible and your heart is second to none."
@Variety https://t.co/NFVNwPgLT2— b3autifulcrystal (@b3autifulcrystal) 1553558325
@Variety https://t.co/AElKfchttb— linj (@linj) 1553589010
You can't ask for a better friend.
"I always knew you were incredibly talented and I always knew you would go on to do big things, and amazing things and you have. Here you are about to be immortalized on Hollywood Boulevard. I couldn't be more proud of you, I couldn't be more happy for you. Love ya."
PEOPLE mentioned how West stood by her when she publicly opened up about alleged harassment and emotional abuse from her ex-husband, musician Ryan Adams.
"Warmest hug EVER to the strongest woman I know," West wrote.
What a gentleman.
Maybe someday they'll team up for another project together soon.
Congratulations on your star, Mandy!
Mandy Moore Shares The Sweetest Message With 'A Walk To Remember' Co-Star Shane West
17 years ago, A Walk to Remember starring Mandy Moore and Shane West premiered, introducing the world to one of pop culture's favorite onscreen romances. Though Moore and West never pursued a relationship offscreen, they've remained friends to this day, as evidenced by an absolutely adorable memory Moore shared with E! News.
Shane, who is now an actor on Gotham, was sitting down for an interview with E! to reminisce about his time shooting the classic romance. He spoke of Moore, now a star of This is Us, saying:
"Mandy was phenomenal and my best friend when we were working on that."
That's when E! decided to surprise the actor with a video message from Moore!
Mandy's message to Shane was short, simple, and very sweet:
"Hi Shane! Happy 17th anniversary—I know we exchanged some Instagram DM's about the big event, but congrats on everything you have going on in your world and let's...like...hang, dude! Let's go get some coffee and catch up, because it's been too long. Like we need a good one-on-one hang. So, um, let's do that! Have a good one!"
Fans were delighted that the pair are still good friends!
wait,what??? Mandy Moore and Shane West reunion??? and its after 17 years?? lol— leiz ⁷ (@leiz ⁷) 1550239310
I have a lot of feelings about Shane West commenting on Mandy Moore’s Instagram post https://t.co/EKZmlsne4o— Lindsay (@Lindsay) 1550145857
And of course, West and Moore's "conversation" had many social media users thinking about their love for their movie.
@enews Call me dumb, but i still feel the same pain i felt the 1st time i watched ds movie💔— raych (@raych) 1550198383
@enews @shanewest @TheMandyMoore one of da greatest love stories till date. I have seen the movie multiple times &… https://t.co/sdCQZiGhmb— O_1608 (@O_1608) 1550198253
@enews "My only hope" is still one of my favorite songs! Loved this movie! ♥️— Jasmyn (@Jasmyn) 1550198240
The small hello reminded Shane of the day Director Adam Shankman took the pair aside and told them:
"Prepare for the rest of your lives to be changed."
The movie would change both of its stars career trajectories forever:
"We hadn't had anything that had been a success like that, so that will probably be on of my favorite memories."
@MYXphilippines ohhh my!! Mandy Moore and Shane West of A Walk To Remember...OMG!!!♥♥♥— Wendylyn Alquizola (@Wendylyn Alquizola) 1550236411
Could there be a better excuse to re-watch A Walk to Remember? I don't think so!
A Walk to Remember (2002) Official Trailer #1 - Mandy Moore Movie HD youtu.be
@enews We need a sequel!! Oh wait— ashley (@ashley) 1550202138
Or if not their old work, perhaps we should catch up with Moore and West's new shows!
Gotham Season 5 Trailer | 'Movie' | Rotten Tomatoes TV youtu.be
THIS IS US Season 2 Official Clip "First Look" (HD) Mandy Moore NBC Drama Series www.youtube.com
Perhaps the pair will see each other in person...on the set of This is Us! One can only hope.
‘A Walk to Remember’ reunion... on #ThisIsUs?! 😱 https://t.co/88S8wkKuPT— Entertainment Tonight (@Entertainment Tonight) 1550115000