The cast of Waiting to Exhale reunited for the movie\u2019s 30th anniversary. They remembered their friend and co-star, Whitney Houston. Actresses Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, and Lela Rochon reflected on the making of the movie, its impact, and the close bond they still share. The ladies spoke warmly about Houston\u2019s central role.<\/p>\n
Waiting to Exhale actors recall their bond with Whitney Houston<\/p>\n
The Waiting to Exhale actresses during the reunion said Houston brought joy and generosity to the set. Loretta Devine remembered her laugh and how much fun they had together. She said (via CBS Mornings interview with Gayle King<\/a>), \u201cShe loved doing it. She had so much fun, and we had fun.\u201d<\/p>\n Lela Rochon said she believes Houston would be happy about the movie\u2019s legacy, saying, \u201cI think she would be proud.\u201d She also recalled a moment that held significance for her during the film\u2019s promotion.<\/p>\n When some outlets wanted to speak only to Houston and Bassett, Houston refused to go along. \u201cShe said, \u2018No. We go as a group, or we don\u2019t go at all,\u2019 and that was powerful for me, that she stood up for us,\u201d Rochon said.<\/p>\n During the Waiting to Exhale reunion with Gayle King, Bassett described the on-set feeling and the importance of authenticity in the work they made together. \u201cI knew it was special because it\u2019s our faces, our brown, beautiful, brilliant faces, on the screen, together. It broke through,\u201d she said. She added that when projects are made with truth and care, \u201cit resonates, it travels, it lives, it breathes.\u201d<\/p>\n The cast also spoke about what the film still means to audiences today. Devine noted how the movie changed the way Black women were shown on screen. She said, \u201cIt makes Black women feel good about themselves,\u201d adding that the story shows women can \u201cbe and do just about anything you dream of.\u201d<\/p>\n Rochon summed it up during the reunion by calling Waiting to Exhale, a film \u201cabout the love of friendship\u201d and praising the real-life bond the women continue\u00a0to\u00a0share.<\/p>\n Originally reported by Preksha Sharma for ComingSoon<\/a>.<\/p>\n The post Waiting to Exhale Cast Shares Memories of Whitney Houston During Reunion<\/a> appeared first on Mandatory<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The cast of Waiting to Exhale reunited for the movie\u2019s 30th anniversary. They remembered their friend and co-star,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180761,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[44662,458,146,20605,85,46,105390,55498,105391,65437],"class_list":{"0":"post-180760","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-angela-bassett","9":"tag-celebrities","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-gayle-king","12":"tag-il","13":"tag-israel","14":"tag-lela-rochon","15":"tag-loretta-devine","16":"tag-waiting-to-exhale","17":"tag-whitney-houston"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180760\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}