Saweetie, Gabrielle Union Jerritt Clark/Getty Photos for Femme It Ahead;Arturo Holmes/WireImage/Getty Photos
Saweetie’s dad could also be Gabrielle Union’s first cousin, however she nonetheless will get surprised across the actress.
“Truthfully, I didn’t actually join together with her till I used to be older, however I’ve to say, once I was a younger lady, I might be so shy round her,” Saweetie, 31, solely informed Us Weekly on the latest Smirnoff Lemonade’s Paint & Sip with Saweetie occasion. “As a result of she’s all the time been so stunning. So brilliant.”
Saweetie recalled admiring Union, 52, “from a distance” at household gatherings, gushing that she had a “large crush” on the 10 Issues I Hate About You actress. “She’s all the time simply had this actually brilliant gentle about herself, so I’m joyful to name her my cousin,” the “Finest Buddy” singer informed Us.
Saweetie beforehand opened up about her bond with Union, gushing that the actress “drops as many gems as she will” at any time when they see one another.
Gareth Cattermole – MTV/Getty Photos Saweetie is a Grammy-nominated rapper who’s had platinum-selling, chart-toppping hits, however her signature look — three-inch acrylic nails, artistically crafted child hairs and over-the-top lashes — evokes practically as a lot on-line chatter as her music. The feedback don’t rule her. “I see folks on [social media] not liking my lashes. […]
“I like when she compares this business I’m at present in to when she broke in,” Saweetie informed Entry Hollywood in 2021. “And this distinction is simply … for one, that they had extra privateness. Typically I really feel like I used to be born in a distinct time interval as a result of I like my privateness and I want I might’ve lived again then when folks really revered folks’s house.”
The pair have additionally proven their assist for one another on social media, with Union importing an Instagram video in 2023 her tackle a meal impressed by Saweetie. After getting ready the dish, Union FaceTimed Saweetie to point out off her creation — and the singer gave her stamp of approval.
When she’s not bonding with Union, Sweetie is partnering with Smirnoff Lemonade — most not too long ago in Los Angeles for the occasion held on the Honeypot. Her subsequent pop-up occasion, in New York Metropolis on Saturday, December 7, will characteristic Smirnoff Crimson, White & Merry and Smirnoff Peppermint Twist.
“Smirnoff simply jogs my memory of the spotlight years in school, so it’s good to have a full circle second with a model that I genuinely join with,” Saweetie informed Us. “We’re right here at a paint & sip and I’m a California lady. I like my lemonade. Smirnoff, lemonade, it could actually’t get no higher than that?”
Whereas recalling her school days, Sweetie joked that she was “ingesting responsibly.”
“Truthfully, the sisterhood that I created with loads of the ladies that I met. Just lately, I went again to my — So I went to 2 faculties. I went to San Diego State and I went to USC. I not too long ago simply went again to SDSU’s homecoming and danced with my outdated dance crew and in that second, it was so priceless,” she mentioned. “I used to be like, I like these girls round me and I’m so grateful for our relationship.”
With reporting by Lanae Brody