Roomies, LisaRaye hit her 1, 2, while participating in the “backup dancer challenge” alongside Valarie Pettiford, and social media users can’t stop talking.
LisaRaye Hits 1,2 During “Backup Dancer Challenge” Alongside Valarie Pettiford
Earlier this week, LisaRaye took to her Instagram to share a reel with her more than 2.3 million followers. Furthermore, she captioned the clip, “When the queens link up… the empire gets stronger Tune in tonight @betplus Me and Valerie got unfinished business…”
In the clip, her ‘Family Business’ co-star lip-synched Stephanie Mills’ ‘Never Knew Love Like This Before,’ tying in the now-viral Stephanie Mills challenge, while LisaRaye showed off her backup dancer moves. To note, the clip itself noted that Pettiford worked out LisaRaye being her backup dancer by offering to find her the “fine-est, swagy-est, givin-est, romantic-est, CEO-est, God fear-est man.”
Peep the clip below.
Social Media Users Can’t Stop Talkin’
Social media users slid into TSR’s comment section, sharing reactions to LisaRaye’s moves alongside Valarie Pettiford. Many couldn’t help but reference her role as Diamond in the 1998 classic ‘Players Club’ film.
Instagram user @margriseldablanco wrote, “She’s gonna wear the hell out of some white !”
While Instagram user @camillejcreates added, “God took his time with Lisa Raye! Forever fine! ”
Instagram user @briannad_1 wrote, “I love them both so much Valarie is killin me with bagels ”
While Instagram user @beauty_court added, “ATP Diamond shouldve gave Miron a chance ”
Instagram user @mz_winefine_33 wrote, “Two facts: Lisa gon wear white and Lisa gon stay fine ”
While Instagram user @bg.thefineone added, “Diamond still got them playa club knees ”
Instagram user @sephinajordan wrote, “If THEE LisaRaye cant find a good man, I have no hope ”
While Instagram user @__sierraj added, “SHE BETTER USE WHAT SHE GOT TO GET WHAT SHE WANT lol”
Instagram user @hive_hands wrote, “Okay Diamond , I see you still got a lil 1-2″
While Instagram user @ms__sophisticated__ added, “Lisa is going to be Fineeeeee Forverrrr ”
Instagram user @mrs.nicnack84 wrote, “Valerie been need her flowers. She’s a good actress ”
While Instagram user @klmrperfect added, “I love when Lisaraye be dancing she be getting it”
Instagram user @lenathediva_ wrote, “That aint Lisa thats Diamond!”
LisaRaye Isn’t The Only Celeb To Get Social Media Talkin’ With The “Backup Dancer Challenge,” So Did Nia Long
LisaRaye isn’t the only celeb to spark chatter with her “backup dancer challenge” submission; so did Nia Long. As The Shade Room previously reported, earlier this month, Long participated in the challenge alongside a friend and her trainer. Ultimately, Nia’s moves and ageless appearance left social media users’ jaws dropped as she was clearly trying to skip out on her workout.
Jadriena SolomonJadriena “Jade” Solomon is a journalist and editor, specializing in beauty, fashion, entertainment, and culture. A graduate of CUNY Brooklyn College’s Journalism and Media Studies program, she began her career in 2015, publishing independent op-ed articles, and has since built a strong digital media portfolio across reporting, editing, and hosting for major media companies. As The Shade Room’s Senior Editor, Jadriena helps lead editorial direction, manages writers and editors, and has contributed more than 2,600 stories with over 45M page views since her start in 2022. Her past roles include contributing and staff positions at HelloBeautiful, Blavity News, 21Ninety, and Bronze Magazine. She has interviewed talents such as Tamron Hall, Eboni K. Williams, Tia Mowry, LeToya Luckett, Salt-N-Pepa, and more.
