

"Seeing Daphne and Janet, my two moms, the two Aunt Vivs come together … seeing them meet for the first time, and embrace was the most incredible thing," Parsons says. Their introduction delights the "Fresh Prince" group. She even meets Reid, for the first time, who took over the role beginning in the show's fourth season. The entire cast rejoice in their forgiveness when Hubert joins them on set. "We good," he confirms, going in for a hug. The two end their conversation by exchanging apologies. I came here to resolve, 'cause it's time." Hubert says their conversation feels "healing." Looking into her eyes he says, "I could not do a 30-year celebration of this show and not celebrate you – celebrate your contribution to this show and celebrate your contribution to my life." Smith thanks her for sharing her story and admits, "I felt like you hated me." More: Google search website commemorates 30th anniversary of 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' But I can see where I made the set very difficult for Janet."įreshest vacay ever! Airbnb host Will Smith opens the doors to 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' mansion "I wasn't perceptive, and now that I've had three kids, I've learned some things that I did not know at the time, and I would do things very differently. "During that time of her pregnancy, I wasn't sensitive," he says.

"Home life was not good at all," she says. "I was no longer laughing, smiling, joking because there were things that were going on that nobody knew about." Not only were the interactions between the cast heartfelt and genuine, but the reunion didn't shy away from addressing some serious issues that fans had been waiting to see resolved. Hubert remembers being pregnant with her only child, Elijah Isaac, in the series' third season, which she says led to "some friction" on set. Hubert alleges she was in a "very abusive marriage" to James Whitten they divorced in 1994. The cast of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air recently got together to participate in a wonderful reunion show on HBO Max, and it was better than many expected it to be. "This has been tough," she timidly begins in the reunion special. This constant reunion thing will never ever happen in my lifetime unless there is an apology, (and) he doesn't know the word." It's a far cry from the verbal sparring the pair once engaged in. She told The Insider in 2013 that she blamed Smith for her dismissal. In 2011, she shunned the idea of participating in a reunion to TMZ, telling the outlet that Smith was "still an egomaniac and has not grown up. They greet each other with a long embrace, nearly 27 years in the making. 10 anniversary, sharing a photo of the two smiling, while locking eyes. Easy.Smith teased his heart-to-heart with Hubert on Instagram on the show's Sept.
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Just update the format, swap backwards baseball caps for skinny jeans. No need to rely on 90’s retro obsessions. It would take serious skill to make it work, and there’d be the usual ‘How dare you do this!’ outcries, but Fresh Prince’s charming concept could be applied to a new world. New stars, new characters, new plots, but the same overarching theme of an everyday kid being thrust into a wealthy world after getting in a basketball court scuffle. The only feasible option – beyond leaving it alone and never mentioning a reboot ever again – is a complete remake. The Fresh Prince cast enjoying a mini-reunion, March 2017 It would be strange, awkward and short-lived.

Daphne Maxwell Reid, who played Will’s aunt on later seasons of Fresh Prince, and Vernee Watson. Not even a director or production company with the best intentions would avoid the standard pitfalls – relying on old clichés, bringing too many special guests into the picture, new actors uncomfortably slotting into roles that shouldn’t be replaced. Bel Air is about to feature a The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunion of sorts. The majority of legendary shows from the past three decades, like Seinfeld, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Malcolm in the Middle, are best left alone. And how many reboots can you name that spectacularly lived up to the original? There’s a huge amount of trepidation surrounding Twin Peaks – a classic making a risky return that could fall flat on its backside.
