Jada Pinkett Smith confirms her part in Magic Mike XXL
Jada Pinkett Smith has confirmed that she has been cast in Magic Mike XXL.
The actress, revealed the news during an interview with Queen Latifah, telling the talk show host how the character was originally written for a man.
Speaking to Queen Latifah, Jada laughed off the host’s suggestion that she would be “up there stripping”.
“No, not one of those [characters]!” she said.
“There was a character written for a male that they wanted to turn into a female.”
“I can’t really reveal it yet, but I’m excited about it” she added.
After much excitement from the audience, Queen Latifah teased her by saying “how come you’re not excited to be around that beefcake?”, referring to Channing Tatum, but Jada was quick to respond saying, “I’m used to being around all that beefcake because you know who I live with,” talking about her husband Will Smith.
