How does Sigourney Weaver know Selina Cadell?

American actress, Sigourney Weaver and British actress, Selina Cadell have been friends for over 40 years now. Cadell once shared in an interview that, they met when they were in their 20s through a mutual friend. According to her, Sigourney Weaver had visited for a short while but ended up staying all summer.

“When my friend Peter first mentioned Sigourney, a friend of his from Yale Drama School, I thought it was an extraordinary name. Very exotic. Peter and I went to meet her in a pub in London’s Swiss Cottage that looked like a chalet and was surrounded by roads. Sigourney was slightly late. I looked up to see this wonderful gazelle-like creature leaping over the small wall that separated us from the road. She was wearing a circular skirt, white ankle socks, and trainers. I was struck by her height and incredible beauty. It was the summer of 1974 and we were so young, still in our early 20s. She was only supposed to be in London for a few weeks, but she ended up staying for the whole summer. We clicked and became close friends really quickly. Our backgrounds were in many ways very different, but in other ways similar; both our mothers had been to Rada (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art).”