Dream girls star Anika Noni Rose poked fun at her previous role as Lorell Robinson in the latest viral TikTok trend.
On Monday, the 51-year-old actress shared her own version of a TikTok trend that parodies her appearance in the 2006 film during the music scene.
In the Oscar-nominated film, Rose portrays one of the members of the fictional girl group The Dreams, who sings as backup to Jennifer Hudson’s Effie White and Beyoncé’s Deena Jones.
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Beyonce Knowles, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson, Jennifer Hudson in “Dreamgirls.”.
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During the scene, Rose is seen posing alongside Beyoncé and Hudson with an exaggerated smile. Rose’s reaction is punctuated by a panoramic close-up shot that focuses on her hilarious look, which has now inspired thousands of videos on TikTok.
In a video of Rose’s tongue-in-cheek response, she shares various clips of her “signature” face as she goes about her daily business. As she performs household chores, viewers can hear the lyrics: “We are your dream girls, dream girls will never leave you.” The same line was used in the viral clip.
“Step into the New Year as…” reads the text of the video.
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Anika Noni Rose.
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She also captioned the post with the witty caption, “Eye see y’all.😅.Happy New Year! I love you.😘.”
Fans and friends flooded the comments section on The princess and the frog the star’s announcement, applauding her joke. “You won your own challenge 🔥😂,” he wrote LIT actor Corey Knott.
Yvette Nicole Brown — who auditioned for Hudson’s role — wrote, “😂😂😂😂😂. I told people that no one laughs louder than your stupid tail! 😂❤️.”
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Anika Noni Rose.
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In 2022, Riley joined Hudson in a performance of the song from the film “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” on Show Jennifer Hudsonafter her portrayal of Effie on the London stage in 2016.
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The film premiered 17 years ago and is based on the 1981 Broadway musical. The story focuses on the girl group’s rise to fame during the 1960s with the help of the small record label Black. The story is loosely based on Diana Ross and The Supremes.
Dream girls, which also starred Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover and Sharon Leal as well as John Lithgow and John Krasinski, was nominated for eight Academy Awards at the 79th Academy Awards and won for Best Achievement in Sound Mixing. Hudson also won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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