Beyond the door Star Tamara Tunie and Daphne Duplaix right Karen Huger They were big fans of her performance before she appeared on the soap opera.
“I’ll be transparent, I don’t know who she came from,” Tunie, 65, told exclusively US Weekly While promoting Beyond the doorthis was premiered on CBS on Monday, February 24. “So I asked, they were like, ‘Oh, she’s from this [Real] Potomac’s housewife. ”
Tunie, who plays Anita Dupree on the new soap, revealed that Huger’s housewife contact makes total sense for their performance.
“I was like, ‘Okay, perfect.” Because that’s where our fictional community is,” Tunie said. “In [DNA]. So it’s great to have that little cameo. ”
Tamara Tunie and Daphnee Duplaix.
US WeeklyDuplaix, who portrays Anita’s daughter Nicole, points out that although she used to be ” Real housewife Fans “fall down” and therefore are not trapped in the current cast.
Huger, 61, has become Rhop Since the series premiered in 2016. Her guest appearance Beyond the door The trailer fell in December 2024. “Welcome to Fairmont Crest,” Huger said before reaching out his finger in the video.
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“She is hysterical,” Duplaix, 48, told us Humer’s character. “Every time I watch that scene, it’s like she steals a scene.”
Tunie disagreed, mocking the real-life stars to focus on the spotlight. “I thought, ‘I’m glad that’s not me because she’s in stages,’” Tunie laughed. “I’ll think, ‘Wait a minute. Stop. Stop it now.'”
The actress promised fans would see Huger do a major “side-eye” and steal the scene while “grabing her finger” to the camera. “Good. I love it,” Tunie poured out.
Details about the debut of Huger soap opera have been kept confidential. The plot is unknown when she will appear on the show and whether she will return to the future. However, us It can be confirmed that Huger will shine when he is at the country club in Dupree family drama.
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However, Humer will not be the only celebrity guest star to appear in Season 1.
“There are other cameos. Yes. Such a surprise,” Tunie teased. Duplaix told us One of the bigger stars is the Queen of Soap Cady McClain. (McLian starred As the world changes, all my children,,,,, Young people and uneasiness and The days we live)
She pointed out General Hospital legend Jon LindstromHe will also appear in soap operas from 1983 to 2024.
Duplaix said: “They are amazing, I grew up with soap fans. I started looking at my aunt when I was four. So now I’m able to work with them, I’m a fan. [I] Fan girls have always been. ”
Even without A-level guest stars, fans will have a lot of drama to attract their teeth Beyond the door After the premiere. The show is the first new soap opera in 25 years and the first black-centric soap in 35 years, surrounding the Dupree family.
Anita Dupree (Tunie) is the patriarch of the family, who married retired Senator Vernon Dupree (Clifton Davis). Anita’s two daughters, Dani (Karla Mosely) and Nicole (Duplaix), grandchildren are also central characters as fans lag behind the gated community called by wealthy families.
“She is a grandmother, but she is a very fly grandmother. She is a hip, a fly, she is elegant,” Tunie told us Anita. “She is very, very relevant, and for me, it’s important to play that role, a silver fox (if you want to). A woman of a certain age, her hair color and shaking her world. You know mine Meaning? Because it won’t end until it’s over.”
She added that before meeting Vernon, Anita was a singer, which according to Tunie, would “come back and bother her.”
Meanwhile, Nicole is a psychiatrist and the eldest son of two Dupree daughters. “We want to say that both of our characters are calm-the storm happens around us until everything unfolds. Because every character has a roller coaster ride,” Duplaix shared.
The actress called her character “rooted”, a person who “worn hearts on sleeves.” Duplaix continued: “She’s the caretaker. But like we said, the onions will peel and you’ll find more. You’ll go deep.”
Beyond the door airs on CBS weekdays at 2pm/1pm EST. The soap opera will also be streamed on Paramount+.
Report with Christina Garibaldi
