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Tatyana Ali Reunites With ‘Fresh Prince of Bel Air’ Co-Star Will Smith at BET Event

Tatyana Ali was reunited over the weekend with her Fresh Prince of Bel Air co-star Will Smith. Tatyana Ali and Will Smith were attending the 2015 Black Girls Rock event Saturday when the sweet reunion...
Tatyana Ali Reunites With ‘Fresh Prince of Bel Air’ Co-Star Will Smith at BET Event
Written by Pam Wright
  • Tatyana Ali was reunited over the weekend with her Fresh Prince of Bel Air co-star Will Smith.

    Tatyana Ali and Will Smith were attending the 2015 Black Girls Rock event Saturday when the sweet reunion took place.

    Will Smith, 46, was at the show in Newark, New Jersey, to present an award to his wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith, when he bumped into his Tatyana Ali backstage.

    The two starred on the popular sitcom from 1990 to 1996, on which Tatyana Ali, 36, played Smith’s cousin Ashley Banks.

    The actress, wearing a GEMY MAALOUF jumpsuit, shared a selfie of the quick reunion on Instagram, writing “Backstage @blackgirlsrock @mbib #imagineafuture #nofilter #fam #tatyanaali #willsmith #FRESHPRINCE.”

    This isn’t the first time the duo have reunited. Tatyana joined fellow Fresh Prince star and Dancing With the Stars champion Alfonso Ribeiro at the premiere of Will Smith’s 2008 film Seven Pounds.

    Backstage @blackgirlsrock @mbib #imagineafuture #nofilter #fam #tatyanaali #willsmith #FRESHPRINCE

    A photo posted by Tatyana Ali (@tatyanaali) on

    As for the award presentation, Will Smith offered an adorable tribute to his wife of 18 years at the BET event, and presented her with the Star Power award.

    Much media attention was subsequently given to the PDA Will Smith offered his wife along with the award with a kiss and pat on her behind.

    Black Girls Rock is a non-profit organization with a mission of empowering young black women and exploring the media’s impact on them.

    Also at the event were the couple’s 14-year-old daughter, Willow, and Jada’s mother, Adrienne Canfield-Jones.

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