“Girls Trip” co-starsQueen LatifahandJada Pinkett Smith’scharisma on-screen is undeniable.
Since then, each actress has grown into their place as a respective Hollywood icon.
The “Matrix Reloaded” actress currently hosts her talk show titled “Red Table Talk.”
Each woman represents a different generation and viewpoint.
Queen Latifah has also used her platform to soar into superstardom.
The pair originally met at a chance encounter in a Baltimore club as teens.
“It was in Baltimore at a club where she was performing,” Pinkett Smith told the outlet.
“I’d never seen anyone like her before, this female rapper named Queen Latifah.
I convinced the promoter to let me introduce her.”
The former rapper recalls their chance meeting, remembering how young they both were.
“My mother was with me,” she recalled.
“That’s how young I was.”
Through the following years, Latifah became closer to the Smith family.
The rapper-turned-actor gave Latifah her first acting job.
First, she portrayed Marissa Redman and then Dee Dee in the series.
Latifah also explains how the show’s director, Ellen Gittelsohn, helped to evolve her acting skills.
Later, Gittelsohn became the director for Latifah’s sitcom “Living Single,” which debuted in 1993.
After over 30 years of friendship, the “Gotham” actress jokes in a red carpet interview withE!
Newsabout partnering with her childhood friend and creating a “classic.”
“We can’t wait another 21 years to do this,” Pinkett Smith told E!
News in a red carpet interview.
“We’ve worked together a lot.
