Goldie Hawn has responded to Meryl Streep's claim she had "beef" with her because Goldie was "always late to set" on Death Becomes Her.

The 76-year-old actress recently called out her co-star Goldie, 80, for being tardy while they worked on the 1992 comedy-horror film.

Goldie told Entertainment Tonight: "I think I was 15 minutes late to everything I do. I mean, honestly, it's unbelievable."

The Hollywood legend noted that she and Meryl "got through that" to become "such good friends" which has lasted for decades.

Goldie added: "But it is our joke, so she said, I was too late on the set. Maybe she's too early. I don't know. You know, sometimes when you're too early, you're still waiting for somebody to think, 'Oh, God, where the hell is she?'"

Last month, Meryl revealed her biggest complaint about working with Goldie on Death Becomes Her, in which they played pals Madeline Ashton (Meryl) and Helen Sharp (Goldie) caught in a love triangle complicated by a magic potion that gives them everlasting life.

In an interview with Vanity Fair - posted on YouTube - Meryl explained: "Goldie, she was always late to set. But she was so adorable.

"And I'm always on time, you know, and annoying. But she's late, and she had a red convertible, I remember, and she'd drive herself to set. So that was probably the problem.

"She'd drive herself to set. She had her hair all … 'Oh gosh, sorry!' And everybody thought: 'Oh, she's so cute.' Yeah. So I had a beef with her."

However, The Devil Wears Prada 2 star Meryl insisted they became close friends, and they still look back fondly on Death Becomes Her.

She added: "I loved her. I love her. She's one of my buddies, and over the years, we've had some laughs about that movie because people love it. I thought it was like a documentary on Beverly Hills."

Meryl and Goldie shared the screen in Death Becomes Her with Bruce Willis - whose character, Ernest Menville, finds himself at the centre of the love triangle between the two undead women - and Meryl admits the Die Hard actor, 71, was "divine" to work with despite his "bad boy" reputation.

The Oscar-winner added: "Oh, Bruce was divine! I guess he was a bad boy on certain sets and came with a little reputation for being difficult, but we had so much fun with him.

"He was such a gent and so game and willing to be ridiculous. And I just thought he was wonderful."