[videowaywire video_id=”1CAE87A6B431561D”]
*”Black Panther” actress Dorothy Steel visited the Steve Harvey Show this week after asking the comedian to “holla” at her in a video.
The 92-year-old scene-stealer, who played a tribal elder in Disney/Marvel’s blockbuster flick, recently shot a video of herself saying that she wanted to visit the TV host.
“I love you and your shows and I want to be on them,” she said in the video. “Don’t procrastinate, prognosticate. Holla at me!”
Harvey saw the video and flew her out to his show to share her inspirational story of how she took up acting four years ago and landed a role in one of the highest grossing movies of all time.
OTHER NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED: Rae Sremmurd’s Swae Lee Responds After Girlfriend Beats Up His Side Chick Multiple Times (Videos)
“You’ve got beautiful eyes, she said at one point, calling his eyes “liquid brown.”
“Miss Dorothy, you better watch yourself!” Harvey jokingly responded.
Scroll up to watch the clip via the player above.
“Black Panther” has brought Steel the type of fame she could never have imagined. Anytime she steps outside in College Park, Ga., where she lives, she is greeted by fans asking for a selfie or autograph.
Steel’s appearance in “Black Panther” has inspired people that it’s never too late to try new things.
“Hopefully, somebody who at 55 or 60 has decided, ‘This is all I can do,’ they will realize they have 35 more years to get things together,” Steel tells The Washington Post. “Start now. It’s never too late. … Keep your mind open and keep faith in yourself that you can do this thing. All you have to do is step out there.”
She had only been acting for three years when she turned down the “Black Panther” role because she didn’t want to audition for some “comic strip” movie she had never heard of. Plus, Steel thought there was no way she could learn how to speak with an African accent that the role required.
But when she casually mentioned the offer to her 26-year-old grandson, he explained the pop culture significance of “Black Panther.”
“My grandson said to me, ‘You’re always talking about stepping out on faith. I either want you to man up or shut up,’ ” Steel recalled, laughing at the memory.
We Publish News 24/7. Don’t Miss A Story. Click HERE to SUBSCRIBE to Our Newsletter Now!
