Lena Dunham said Glenn Close once cut her out of a corset in the bathroom of a gala

• Glenn Close cut Lena Dunham out of a corset at a gala.
• The Oscar-nominated actress also advised Dunham to wear platform boots instead of heels.
• Close has been wearing boots at events since at least 1994.

Glenn Close helped Lena Dunham out big time in the bathroom of an event one year when the Oscar-nominated actress cut Dunham out of a corset and advised her to wear platform boots instead of heels.

In an interview with The New York Times about her new plus-size clothing range, Dunham recalled wearing a corset for the first and only time during a gala that didn't end too well.

Dunham recounted that she had to be cut out of the corset in the bathroom at the event by none other than eight-time Oscar-nominated actress Glenn Close.

"She had a little butterfly scissor like a friggin' angel," Dunham told The Times. Dunham didn't specify exactly what or when the event was.

Close's helpfulness didn't stop there, though.

Dunham was crying because of the pain of wearing heels at the gala, and Close gave Dunham what she called "the best advice."

"She said, 'You get platform boots from a rave store, and you wear those.' And I did, and I have. So, thank you, Glenn Close," Dunham said.

Vulture followed up with Close herself, and found out the actress has actually been wearing platform boots at various high-profile events for years. She's even worn them on camera, too, when she did 1996's "101 Dalmations"

"Tell them that I wore them when Cruella's feet weren't on-camera," Close told Vulture via a representative.

Close said: "I've had them that long. And I wore them to the Oscars the year I participated in the 'In Memoriam' segment. They were also used for both Globes and SAG Awards in 2020!"

The year that Close participated in the "In Memoriam" segment was actually 1994, so Close has been rocking the platform boots for a long, long time.

The actress is currently nominated for her eighth Oscar - for best supporting actress for "Hillbilly Elegy." This would be her first-ever Oscar win, although Yuh-Jung Youn of "Minari" is just ahead of her in the race after her SAG win.

Meanwhile, Dunham's collaboration with 11 Honoré, curators of "designer plus size women's clothing," debuts this week.