Matt Damon’s wife Luciana Barroso says she didn’t think he was the “cutest guy” on Good Will Hunting before they met.
Barroso told her now-husband that she had once had a crush on co-star and best friend Ben Affleck, “probably a few months” into their relationship, which began in 2003.
“I met my girlfriend, my best friend from high school, and it turned out we went to see ‘Good Will Hunting,'” Damon, 55, recalled about the 1997 film on Monday’s “Howard Stern Show.”
“Her best friend thought I was a cute girl,” he admitted. “And[Barroso]thought Ben was a cute kid.”
After his partner’s confession, Damon told her, “You picked the wrong one.”
Howard Stern pointed out that Barroso worked with both Damon and Affleck on The Rip, with the latter considering his friend’s wife’s past feelings for him.
“She’s a great producer and a really good friend,” the “Gone Girl” star declared. “And, yeah, I’ve never gotten that vibe from her.”
He joked, “I think it’s because of what I’ve done in real life. You look different in real life.”
Damon agreed, quipping, “Finally she met him, and everything went away.”
Damon and Barroso have been married since 2005 and have four children, daughters Alexia (26), Isabella (19), Gia (17), and Stella (15) from Barroso’s previous relationship.
Affleck was married to Jennifer Garner from 2005 to 2018, and they welcomed children Violet, 20, Seraphina, 17, and Samuel, 13.
He married Jennifer Lopez in 2022, but the couple broke up two years later.
Even through Affleck’s turbulent love life, he has maintained a close bond with Damon and Barroso.
In September 2024, after Damon held hands with Lopez, he made headlines for kissing Damon’s wife on the head during an outing in Los Angeles.
The following summer, Affleck was photographed riding a tricycle to a couple’s dinner date.
Damon said Monday that he’s been “all in” with the ups and downs of their relationship with Affleck, which “means a lot” to him.
“That’s what true friends are like,” the “Tender Bar” star chimed in.
