A feeling of sweet sadness came over Jamie Lee Curtis during an interview on the TODAY show on Tuesday.

The “Freakier Friday” actress stopped by the show to share the magic of her upcoming Disney comedy, “Ella McCay,” but the moment turned into something wonderfully unexpected, thanks to something blue Curtis saw on host Craig Melvin.

“What’s the blue dot on your ear? Tell me the story,” Curtis asked.

“My daughter, years ago, went to get her ears pierced and regretted it, and in a moment of haste, I thought, ‘If I do it, will you do it?’ She’s like, ‘Yes!'” Melvin revealed.

“That’s wonderful!” responded a cheerful Curtis. “That’s beautiful.”

Actor Jamie Lee Curtis hugs host Craig Melvin after an emotional segment.
Actor Jamie Lee Curtis hugs host Craig Melvin after an emotional segment.

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The two eventually talked about the film, which follows a hopeful young woman (Ella McCay, played by Emma Mackey) as she navigates her chaotic family and an unexpected plunge into politics, with Curtis playing the main character’s aunt, Helen.

“What Ella McCay is going through is what I think we’re all going through as a collective. We’re all holding back. We’re all holding back our feelings of frustration and outrage,” the actor said.

Things took an emotional turn when Melvin showed Curtis a heartfelt video message from fitness icon Susan Powter. The “Halloween” actor shared a personal connection with Powter as executive producer of the documentary “Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter.”

Jamie Lee Curtis attends a special screening of
Jamie Lee Curtis attends a special screening of “Ella McCay” at the Museum of Modern Art on December 2, 2025 in New York City.

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“My hand is in yours, and I’m grateful that it is,” Powter said before thanking Curtis, who got teary-eyed as she listened, for giving so much of herself to “thousands and thousands of people.”

Powter then punctuated the message with: “Thank you, Jamie Lee Curtis.”

“That’s why we’re here,” Curtis responded, his voice breaking with emotion. “That’s why you love what you do. That’s why you said to your daughter, ‘You know what? If I get it, will you get it?’ And you did it.”

After a discussion about a Ken Burns documentary, Curtis expressed his admiration for Melvin for keeping the earring, as well as the show’s producers for allowing him to do so.

“I’m glad you were able to say, ‘This is important to me. This is my daughter, my connection to my daughter,'” Curtis concluded.