Photo: Rob Latour/Shutterstock; NAACP via Getty ImagesTracee Ellis Rosshas revealed how former First LadyMichelle Obama’s appearance in the premiere episode ofBlack-ish’s final season came to be.Ross, 49, stars on the sitcom as Rainbow “Bow” Johnson, the matriarch of an upper-class Black family living in Los Angeles. The ABC series, which also featuresAnthony Anderson,Yara Shahidi,Marsai Martin, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown,Jenifer LewisandLaurence Fishburne, will air its season 8 premiere on Tuesday.During a recent interview withWSJ. Magazine,Ross shared that she was the one who reached out to Obama, 57, to see if she would be a part of the upcoming episode.For more on the final season ofBlack-ish, listen below toour daily podcast on PEOPLE Every Day.“It was wonderful,” Ross said of filming with Obama. “She and I are friends. It was a phone call I made. We got to do really important subject matter that’s mixed in with fun, so it’s receivable.“abc"We had a ball,” she added. “It felt really fun to show off what a well-oiled machine our show is.“Ross also noted that the Kenya Barris-created series began around the time that Obama and her husband, former PresidentBarack Obama, moved into the White House.“It felt really fun to welcome someone so special who’s been so important in our world, in our culture, in the kinds of stories we told onBlack-ish,” she said.abcObama will appear in Tuesday’s episode as an unexpected guest at a fundraising event that Bow convinces husband Dre (Anderson) to attend in hopes of making some new friends, even though he is “convinced there will be nothing but dud husbands there to befriend,” according to the episode description.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“Their expectations are far exceeded when the special guest for the evening is none other thanMichelle Obama. To their surprise, the former first lady accepts an invitation for dinner at their house. But on the evening of the special meal, the rest of the Johnsons want to crash the occasion,” the logline reads.The show firstannounced Obama’s appearanceback in October. At the time, Ross posted about the news on her Instagram Story: “We will have the glorious @michelleobama as our guest!!! THATS HOW YOU CLOSE OUT AN EPIC 8 years.“Obama also shared a note on her own Instagram page. “I’ve long been a fan of @blackishabc’s wit and all-around brilliance, and it was such a thrill to join in for an episode. I can’t wait for you all to see it!” she wrote.Season 8 ofblack-ishpremieres Tuesday (9:30 p.m. ET) on ABC.
Photo: Rob Latour/Shutterstock; NAACP via Getty Images
Tracee Ellis Rosshas revealed how former First LadyMichelle Obama’s appearance in the premiere episode ofBlack-ish’s final season came to be.Ross, 49, stars on the sitcom as Rainbow “Bow” Johnson, the matriarch of an upper-class Black family living in Los Angeles. The ABC series, which also featuresAnthony Anderson,Yara Shahidi,Marsai Martin, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown,Jenifer LewisandLaurence Fishburne, will air its season 8 premiere on Tuesday.During a recent interview withWSJ. Magazine,Ross shared that she was the one who reached out to Obama, 57, to see if she would be a part of the upcoming episode.For more on the final season ofBlack-ish, listen below toour daily podcast on PEOPLE Every Day.“It was wonderful,” Ross said of filming with Obama. “She and I are friends. It was a phone call I made. We got to do really important subject matter that’s mixed in with fun, so it’s receivable.“abc"We had a ball,” she added. “It felt really fun to show off what a well-oiled machine our show is.“Ross also noted that the Kenya Barris-created series began around the time that Obama and her husband, former PresidentBarack Obama, moved into the White House.“It felt really fun to welcome someone so special who’s been so important in our world, in our culture, in the kinds of stories we told onBlack-ish,” she said.abcObama will appear in Tuesday’s episode as an unexpected guest at a fundraising event that Bow convinces husband Dre (Anderson) to attend in hopes of making some new friends, even though he is “convinced there will be nothing but dud husbands there to befriend,” according to the episode description.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“Their expectations are far exceeded when the special guest for the evening is none other thanMichelle Obama. To their surprise, the former first lady accepts an invitation for dinner at their house. But on the evening of the special meal, the rest of the Johnsons want to crash the occasion,” the logline reads.The show firstannounced Obama’s appearanceback in October. At the time, Ross posted about the news on her Instagram Story: “We will have the glorious @michelleobama as our guest!!! THATS HOW YOU CLOSE OUT AN EPIC 8 years.“Obama also shared a note on her own Instagram page. “I’ve long been a fan of @blackishabc’s wit and all-around brilliance, and it was such a thrill to join in for an episode. I can’t wait for you all to see it!” she wrote.Season 8 ofblack-ishpremieres Tuesday (9:30 p.m. ET) on ABC.
Tracee Ellis Rosshas revealed how former First LadyMichelle Obama’s appearance in the premiere episode ofBlack-ish’s final season came to be.
Ross, 49, stars on the sitcom as Rainbow “Bow” Johnson, the matriarch of an upper-class Black family living in Los Angeles. The ABC series, which also featuresAnthony Anderson,Yara Shahidi,Marsai Martin, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown,Jenifer LewisandLaurence Fishburne, will air its season 8 premiere on Tuesday.
During a recent interview withWSJ. Magazine,Ross shared that she was the one who reached out to Obama, 57, to see if she would be a part of the upcoming episode.
For more on the final season ofBlack-ish, listen below toour daily podcast on PEOPLE Every Day.
“It was wonderful,” Ross said of filming with Obama. “She and I are friends. It was a phone call I made. We got to do really important subject matter that’s mixed in with fun, so it’s receivable.”
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“We had a ball,” she added. “It felt really fun to show off what a well-oiled machine our show is.”
Ross also noted that the Kenya Barris-created series began around the time that Obama and her husband, former PresidentBarack Obama, moved into the White House.
“It felt really fun to welcome someone so special who’s been so important in our world, in our culture, in the kinds of stories we told onBlack-ish,” she said.
Obama will appear in Tuesday’s episode as an unexpected guest at a fundraising event that Bow convinces husband Dre (Anderson) to attend in hopes of making some new friends, even though he is “convinced there will be nothing but dud husbands there to befriend,” according to the episode description.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“Their expectations are far exceeded when the special guest for the evening is none other thanMichelle Obama. To their surprise, the former first lady accepts an invitation for dinner at their house. But on the evening of the special meal, the rest of the Johnsons want to crash the occasion,” the logline reads.
The show firstannounced Obama’s appearanceback in October. At the time, Ross posted about the news on her Instagram Story: “We will have the glorious @michelleobama as our guest!!! THATS HOW YOU CLOSE OUT AN EPIC 8 years.”
Obama also shared a note on her own Instagram page. “I’ve long been a fan of @blackishabc’s wit and all-around brilliance, and it was such a thrill to join in for an episode. I can’t wait for you all to see it!” she wrote.
Season 8 ofblack-ishpremieres Tuesday (9:30 p.m. ET) on ABC.
source: people.com
