United Kingdom, March 22 -- Kyle MacLachlan says his ex-girlfriend Laura Dern was "very understanding" he ended their relationship badly.

The actor, 65, met the actress, 57, while making David Lynch's 'Blue Velvet' film in 1985 and they dated for four years before splitting.

Kyle has now said on Jesse Tyler Ferguson's 'Dinner's on Me' podcast Laura was "very kind" and "very understanding" even though he didn't "end that very well".

He added: "We were both kids. I felt bad about it but any way we have gotten back together - we're great friends now, and I just adore her.

Kyle went on about the actress - who is the daughter of actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd: "(She) also has this little bit of a bawdy side to her humour, which I think s...