at age 48, played the Fairy Godmother toBernadette Peters, Whoopi Goldberg, Paolo Montalban, 42, reflected on one of her career-defining roles, and how it came to be, thanks to Whitney herself. She shared, "For her to consider me for the role, it just was unbelievable because I spent my whole childhood wanting to sing and nobody could have told me in a million years I would be working with her.
She developed "a beautiful relationship with Whitney" onset, as the six-time Grammy winner "adored me and took me under her wing."The "Borderline" artist felt that Whitney brought her own "sunshine" to the production, and said the two of them singing together for the film was "one of the best days of my life... to be in the studio singing with my idol, my angel.
"[Whitney] had a magic about her that I felt like I could just be myself," Brandy recalled. "When you're working with your idols, you don't know how to act, but she made me feel safe to be myself and really give the character all I could give."Whoopi jumped in to say, "A lot of this came from the heart and soul of Whitney. I know that a lot of what you're seeing is what she wanted.
4everBrandy These two could’ve made more magical films together 🥲
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Love this movie 🎥 so beautiful
4everBrandy I miss whitney😞