Alicia Silverstone explains how she ended up with Donald Trump's number in her phone

It's not what you think.
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Alicia Silverstone explains how she ended up with Donald Trump's number in her phone
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Alicia Silverstone and Donald Trump exchanged numbers about 10 years ago. But, before you jump to conclusions, you need to hear the full account of what happened.

On The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, the Clueless star said that she and Trump had a "date to talk about solar panels" and that his name and number are still in her phone to this very day.

So, what exactly happened? "I was on one of the other talk shows in the daytime talking about solar panels and silk milk... and he [Trump] said he was really interested and we exchanged numbers so that we could continue this conversation about solar panels," she said. "So I met with him."

Silverstone said it "was worth it to take the meeting because if I could get him to have every building have solar panels on it, wouldn't that be a great accomplishment."

Well, Trump's supposed interest in solar panels didn't come to anything. He was, according to Silverstone, very concerned about the cost. Ultimately, as far as she knows, he chose not to put solar panels on any of his buildings.

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Rachel Thompson
Features Editor

Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.

A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.

Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.


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