Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind the Making of “What’s Love Got to Do With It”

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Who’s Gonna Be Tina?

This was a much sought after role. Everybody from Halle Berry, Robin Givens, Pam Grier and Vanessa L. Williams wanted to play Ms. Turner. Whitney Houston was actually offered the role but because she was pregnant at the time, she had to turn it down. Jenifer Lewis, who plays Tina Turner’s mother in the film (though she is only two years older than Angela Bassett), also auditioned for the role. But we can honestly say that the best woman for the job, got it. Can you imagine anyone else playing Tina? Angela embodied that role. She did so well in fact that rumor has it, she hasn’t had to audition for a role since then.

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