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Golden Globe nominees Fantasia Barrino-Taylor and Danielle Brooks had At present co-hosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush tearing up throughout an impromptu efficiency of the gospel track “Let Go” by DeWayne Woods.
The particular musical second went down on Dec. 14th’s episode after Jenna and Hoda famous that the 2 Black actresses grew up “singing within the church” within the Carolinas.
Brooks mentioned, “Oh — they’re making an attempt (to make us sing). Is there a track y’all like?”
After a quick backwards and forwards about what to sing, the 2 multitalented stars fantastically harmonized to the uplifting lyrics of “Let Go.”
“Quickly as I finished worrying/ Worrying how the story ends/ I let go and I let God/ Let God have his manner/ That’s when issues begin occurring/ I finished again then.”
Each hosts had been overcome with emotion by the duo’s brief efficiency. Hoda wiped tears away and Jenna — additionally tearful — mentioned, “Wait — y’all can’t do that to us!”
Fantasia defined on At present that she virtually didn’t take the function of Celie within the remake of the cinema basic.
The American Idol alum famous that enjoying Celie on Broadway left her feeling the burden of her private life and that of the character’s story had been an excessive amount of to bear.
Talking on why she in the end mentioned sure to the newest rendition of the function, Fantasia mentioned the movie gave extra perception into Celie’s “creativeness” and inside monologue. She emphasised how a lot she beloved that viewers bought extra context concerning the character’s notion and development.
“Within the film, Blitz [Bazawule], our wonderful director, he offers Celie an creativeness. She [the character] didn’t have that on Broadway,” Fantasia defined. “And that’s what I used to be very proud that he was exhibiting. As a result of I did that for myself. [I said yes because of] the creativeness [and] the younger women. I’ve a daughter who’s 22 now. And I simply needed that legacy for them to see that it doesn’t matter what you’ve been by way of. You can do it.”
The Coloration Purple moreover stars Taraji P. Henson, H.E.R., Ciara, Coleman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, and numerous different Hollywood names. The movie’s producers embody Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and Quincy Jones.
See The Coloration Purple in theaters beginning Christmas Day, Dec. 25.
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