Christopher Meloni received a "tight hug" from Goldie Hawn after she learned his mother had passed

He said: "We were shooting in Hawaii and I did a few of my scenes for a couple weeks there and then they said 'We're not going to need you for a while, so you go home.' So I went back east and unfortunately my mother got ill and so she passed.

"I actually had to leave her bedside, flew and by the time I landed, she had passed. So no one knew except for the producers and the director and they were all very sweet and kind.

"Goldie Hawn and I start talking. I say, 'I just came from D.C. That's where I was.' And she was like, 'D.C.? What were you doing in D.C.?' She goes, 'I'm from D.C.' And she says, 'What were you doing in D.C.' And I didn't want to be coy about it - and I also didn't want to make a big deal - but I said, 'Well, to be honest, my mother passed.' Oh, she grabs me ... And she hugs me tight. She goes, 'I know, I know,' I was like, 'Oh my God, what a beautiful...' I needed that moment, right?"

And it wasn't just Goldie who helped the former 'Law and Order: SVU' actor find comfort after his mother's passing, as actress Amy Schumer also reached out, taking a more light-hearted approach as she pretended to be too busy talking on the phone.

Christopher explained during an appearance on 'The Talk' on Wednesday (08.03.17): "And then Amy, she goes 'Wait, what did you just say?' I said, 'Well, my mother passed.' She goes, 'Oh, that's terrible. Hold on one second.' I knew she was joking. ... How courageous that she - she invited, she needed to diffuse all of that obvious emotion that was filling up the boat. And later - this was even cuter - later she goes, 'You know I was kidding, right?' "