Blink-182's Mark Hoppus Reveals He Once Went on an 'Awful' Date with Melissa Joan Hart: 'It Was Tough'

Mark Hoppus and Melissa Joan Hart were apparently not meant to be. The now 53-year-old Blink-182 bassist gave details about an unsuccessful date he had with the now 48-year-old Sabrina the Teenage Witch star back in the late 90s. “[ Melissa ] and I had met at the Teen Choice Awards , and she must’ve found me interesting because she had her publicist reach out to my label’s publicist to give me her number.

Totally normal courtship,” Mark wrote in his new memoir, Fahrenheit-182 , per Entertainment Weekly . Keep reading to find out more..



. “When we got on the phone, I played it cool. ‘Oh, awesome, yeah, I’ll be in L.

A. shooting my new music video, so we should have dinner after I wrap.’ I thought I was so slick using this Hollywood industry jargon, but I doubt it impressed her.

I was newly famous, but she had been famous for years,” he explained. When it was time to meet, the two just simply didn’t click, according to Mark . “It was an awful date.

She was very nice, but we weren’t connecting. Everything in her life revolved around acting, and it was hard to relate to her about anything else. I’d ask what she liked to eat besides sushi and she’d say, ‘Well, I’m usually eating whatever catering provides on set.

’ I’d ask what she likes to read, and she’d say, ‘Well, I’m usually reading scripts for work.’ And I’m sure from her perspective, all I could talk about was music. We just weren’t a great match.

It was tough,” he added. Melissa then brought Mark back to her place, but he decided to cut things short. “After dinner she took me to her house and showed me around.

She had a beautiful place nearby with a view that overlooked the city and a huge hot tub. I thought she might be hinting that we should get in the tub. I told her I had an early set time and that I should probably get going.

She dropped me back at my hotel,” he wrote. That night ended up proving to be eventful for Mark in other ways, as he later went home to have an in-depth conversation with MTV booker Skye Everly , who eventually became his longtime wife. If you didn’t see, back in 2022, Mark shared good news about his cancer scan .

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