The Cheetah Girls photographed in 2006 for Cheetah Girls 2.Photo: Everett Collection
IfThe Cheetah Girlssoundtrack taught us anything, it’s that “Together We Can!”
Raven-Symonéand her Cheetah-licious costarAdrienne Bailon-Houghtonreconnected this week for anE! Newssit-down and mini Disney Channel reunion, when the 37-year-old star affirmed she’d take part in anotherCheetah Girlsproject “in a heartbeat.”
“That’s why we didRaven’s Home, that’s why we’re here,” Symoné said of her connection with Houghton, 39. “That’s why any time she’s doing something, I’m down and I know she’s the same for me. And I think that there’s a wonderful thing to just encapsulate something and let it live. We are in the era of reboot, honey. We love a reboot.”
Though Houghton did chime in, “We hate when they ruin it.”
“And we can’t ruin theCheetah Girls, they can’t ruin it,” agreed Symoné. “So if there was anything, and I’m trying to be honest, I’ll say this to your face. I’m not trying to act that much anymore, I want to direct. But if there was something that we did together, it would be us and you would be surprised — it would smash.”
Houghton also explained that she’s also down for it, name-checking their characters as she said, “Bubbles and Chuchie forever!”
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The actresses first took on their respective roles in the franchise in 2003’s Disney Channel classicThe Cheetah Girls, and did it again in 2006’sThe Cheetah Girls 2, although Symoné did not return for 2008’sThe Cheetah Girls: One World. Houghton,Kiely WilliamsandSabrina Bryantoured the group’s music as a trio until disbanding in 2008, while Symoné kept her Cheetah talents on screen.
“I remember the eyelashes, Adrienne,” Symoné said when asked about her favorite memories from their time together. “I would never forget in the makeup room, and the care and respect that she puts on her eyelashes.”
After Houghton said she wasn’t allowed to wear “falsies” as a Cheetah Girl, she revealed her own favorite memory with Symoné came years after their girl group days. “My favorite memory with you is one that I ended up telling you aftermy son was born, and it was finding out that we were pregnant — that our surrogate was pregnant on theRaven’s Homelot.”
Raven Symoné and Adrienne Bailon-Houghton.Paras Griffin/Getty; Kevin Winter/Getty
The actress, who played Raven Baxter’s high school bully Alana inThat’s So Raven, revived her character when she returned to Disney Channel for an appearance inRaven’s Homeback in 2021.
“We did the firstCheetah Girlsmovie when I was 19, and now I’m 38, so we’ve stayed friends for almost 20 years,” the actress added. “We laugh at the fact that we were playing the high school students… and now we’re playing the parents. It’s so bizarre!”
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The Cheetah Girlscan be streamed on Disney+.
source: people.com
