Katherine Heigl opens up about the strong bond she has with her high school friends

While Katherine Heigl prepares for the launch of her new Netflix show Firefly Lane, which explores a pair of lifelong best friends, the actress is opening up about her real best friends.

The 42-year-old actress has a group of friends she calls the ‘Sacred Six,’ who have been friend since middle school and high school.

While Firefly Lane follows Tully Hart (Heigl) and Kate Mularkey (Sarah Chalke) throughout their 20s, 30s and 40s, Heigl opened up about what her real friends mean to her in an interview with People.

Opening up: While Katherine Heigl prepares for the launch of her new Netflix show Firefly Lane, which explores a pair of lifelong best friends, the actress is opening up about her real best friends

Sacred Six: The 42-year-old actress has a group of friends she calls the 'Sacred Six,' who have been friend since middle school and high school

Sacred Six: The 42-year-old actress has a group of friends she calls the ‘Sacred Six,’ who have been friend since middle school and high school

‘I have a sense of safety and comfort when I’m around them,’ Heigl says of the Sacred Six.

‘Their constant-ness has given me a sense of self-love and self-worth,’ she adds of the group.

While Heigl and the Sacred Six, ‘navigated those incredibly tumultuous and hormone-driven years,’ she added, ‘as we got into our early 20s, we lost touch.’ 

Safety and comfort: 'I have a sense of safety and comfort when I'm around them,' Heigl says of the Sacred Six

Safety and comfort: ‘I have a sense of safety and comfort when I’m around them,’ Heigl says of the Sacred Six

‘A high school reunion brought us back together, and since then we have maintained the connection,’ she added.  

‘Having that history makes this bond between us so powerful. I don’t feel like I have to be anything other than just who I am — and they love me regardless,’ Heigl continued.

Still, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Suits star is still spending the bulk of her time with her family, husband Josh Kelley and their three kids, Nancy Leigh Mi-Eun, 12, Adalaide Marie Hope, 8, and Joshua Bishop, 4.

High school reunion: 'A high school reunion brought us back together, and since then we have maintained the connection,' she added

High school reunion: ‘A high school reunion brought us back together, and since then we have maintained the connection,’ she added

Suits: Still, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Suits star is still spending the bulk of her time with her family, husband Josh Kelley and their three kids, Nancy Leigh Mi-Eun, 12, Adalaide Marie Hope, 8, and Joshua Bishop, 4

Suits: Still, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Suits star is still spending the bulk of her time with her family, husband Josh Kelley and their three kids, Nancy Leigh Mi-Eun, 12, Adalaide Marie Hope, 8, and Joshua Bishop, 4

‘In the 15 years we’ve been together or the 13 years we’ve been married, we have never spent this amount of time together,’ she said of her 41-year-old husband.

‘This has been an interesting experiment in romance, that’s for sure,’ she continued, adding her husband built a ‘hideaway’ for them.

‘Josh built this little shed in the backyard for us to go and hide, and it’s been a real lifesaver,’ the Grey’s Anatomy star continued.

Together: 'In the 15 years we've been together or the 13 years we've been married, we have never spent this amount of time together,' she said of her 41-year-old husband

Together: ‘In the 15 years we’ve been together or the 13 years we’ve been married, we have never spent this amount of time together,’ she said of her 41-year-old husband

‘We leave the kids, and we try to talk about each other and remember we’re not just parents’ she added.

She did admit that her husband, ‘can be really annoying and I can be really annoying,’ she still wants to, ‘do life with my best friend.’

Heigl’s new series Firefly Lane is currently available to stream the entire 10-episode first season on Netflix. 

Kids: 'We leave the kids, and we try to talk about each other and remember we're not just parents' she added

Kids: ‘We leave the kids, and we try to talk about each other and remember we’re not just parents’ she added