and Tatyana Ali reunited for a Zumba class — and 28 years after “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” wrapped its final episode, the former co-stars haven’t missed a beat. “My eyeballs are sweating!” Ali, 45, announces on a Zoom call with . “I will be 100% honest, I’m not in the best shape right now, I have little kids and it's hard to find the time (to exercise), but everybody is cheering each other on.
The energy was so positive and beautiful. You kind of feel unstoppable.” Ribeiro, 52, is also toweling off.
"I’m a soaking wet mess right now,” the "America's Funniest Home Videos" host tells TODAY.com. , conjures up nostalgic memories for Ribeiro and Ali, who grew up listening to the music that was played during class.
“Both of our parents are from Trinidad,” Ali says. Playing brother and sister came naturally to Ali and Ribeiro, who consider the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” cast like family. Just weeks ago, the twosome attended Will Smith “Bad Boys 4: Ride or Die” premiere in Los Angeles.
They say they always show up for each other. “We’re kind of like cousins — we all have kids and we get them together for birthday parties and stuff like that, and we talk on the phone,” Ali says. Ribeiro notes that they also have an active group chat filled with inside jokes.
Ali laughs as Ribeiro recalls how he and Smith used to “protect” her from unworthy suitors and report back to her folks if she was hanging out at a questionable venue. “I was prote.
