Goldie Hawn became emotional as she reminisced about her deep bond with the late Diane Keaton. During the Women in Entertainment Gala held on Wednesday, Hawn shared heartfelt memories of her dear friend.

“Diane infused our lives with joy, vitality, and an unmatched exuberance,” Hawn expressed while onstage. “She was like catching lightning in a bottle.”

Hawn continued to celebrate Keaton’s remarkable spirit, stating, “There was nothing beyond her reach, no world where she couldn’t thrive. She was truly an extraordinary individual.”

The pair, who famously co-starred in the film “The First Wives Club,” shared a unique closeness, accentuated by their living arrangements. Hawn tearfully recalled those days, saying, “Living in neighboring buildings was such a comfort. Knowing she was just below me was the greatest thing. She was always on my mind, constantly close to my heart.”

“It was just the greatest thing knowing she was just below me,” Hawn, 80, said. ” … She was always on my mind, she was so close to me.”

Hawn also recalled the moment she found out the “Annie Hall” star had died.

“Then, came time when she passed, I happened to learn when I was in my backyard, and I went over to my backyard to my rose garden,” she shared. “I just looked down. She can’t be gone. She just cannot be gone. No one like that should ever die.”

Keaton died on Oct. 11 and her cause of death was listed as pneumonia. She was 79 years old.

Hawn shared an emotional tribute to her on Instagram, noting that they talked about possibly living together one day.

“We agreed to grow old together, and one day, maybe live together with all our girlfriends,” she wrote. “Well, we never got to live together, but we did grow older together. Who knows… maybe in the next life.”

“Shine your fairy dust up there, girlfriend,” she added. “I’m going to miss the hell out of you.”

Hawn and Keaton’s fellow “The First Wives Club” co-star Bette Midler also shared kinds words after Keaton’s death.

“The brilliant, beautiful, extraordinary Diane Keaton has died. I cannot tell you how unbearably sad this makes me,” Midler, 80, wrote on X.

“She was hilarious, a complete original, and completely without guile, or any of the competitiveness one would have expected from such a star. What you saw was who she was…oh, la, lala!,” she continued.