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Sheryl Lee Ralph and Quinta Brunson discussed the anticipation of Rihanna making an quality connected Abbott Elementary with E! News astatine the 54th NAACP Image Awards.
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Rihanna and Sheryl Lee Ralph famously tag-teamed Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12, with the Abbott Elementary prima performing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" and the "Diamonds" vocalist taking the signifier for the halftime show. The event came 3 months after the histrion popped up successful the Fenty X Savage manner amusement successful November. So, could fans spot Rihanna instrumentality the favour by appearing connected Abbott Elementary anytime soon?
As Sheryl noted, the large Grammy winner—who is besides ma to a 9-month-old lad with A$AP Rocky—might beryllium a small preoccupied astatine the moment.
"Believe it oregon not, determination volition beryllium a babe making an appearance," she explained exclusively to E! News' Francesca Amiker astatine the 54th NAACP Image Awards on Feb. 25. "I mean, Rihanna is having a baby. So, successful the adjacent six to 9 months, I deliberation she has different things that she volition beryllium reasoning about."
The ABC sitcom's creator Quinta Brunson much oregon little echoed her co-star's opinions astir inviting the "Work" vocalist into their hallowed hallways.
"We'll spot what happens," she admitted. "We'll spot erstwhile I leap the shark."
But portion Rihanna mightiness beryllium busy, 1 prima who has confirmed her tendency to enroll successful Abbott is Keke Palmer.
"All Quinta has to bash is telephone me," Keke said of a imaginable cameo astatine the TIME100 Next lawsuit connected Oct. 25. "I conscionable emotion Abbott Elementary due to the fact that it's specified a saccharine show, wholesome show, but besides has large messages for anyone."
And she's not alone. The Bear's Ayo Edebiri has already popped up arsenic a caller character successful play 2 arsenic the estranged sister to Quinta's quality implicit FaceTime.
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The NAACP and BET honored Abbott Elementary with six of the night's biggest awards—including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Supporting Actress successful a Comedy Series for Janelle James, Outstanding Supporting Actor successful a Comedy Series for Tyler James Williams and some Outstanding Actress successful a Comedy Series and Outstanding Breakthrough Creative for Quinta.
The sitcom also stars Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti and William Stanford Davis, each of whom were successful attendance astatine the awards show.
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