FANS declared Keke Palmer ‘understood the assignment’ – as she went braless in a skintight dress on the Jennifer Hudson show.
The actress and singer, 31, stopped by to promote her new film One of Them Days,
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Keke wore an off-the-shoulder black dress, ankle length skirt and had her hair styled in a deep shade of red.
Taking to social media, fans drew favorable comparisons to the late Whitney Houston.
One person penned: “One thing my wife Keke gonna do is Understand The Assignment!”
Another added: “Keke receiving her well deserved flowersssss is my favorite thing to see.”
A third posted: Our girl @keke showed up and showed out! Miss Palmer did not disappoint.”
While a fourth wrote: “She’s giving Whitney Houston I love it.”
A fifth remarked: “I looove her! Yes Keke!”
Elsewhere, Keke spoke to Jennifer about her love of hit musical Wicked.
She showcased a rendition of Elphaba from last year’s movie adaptation.
Keke shared: “I won’t get over Cynthia Erivo doing that to the death of me.
“When I tell you I was in the bathroom, in the shower, in the kitchen doing that same thing. I’m like, yes, let me free!
“Oh, that ate down.”
Following that, Jennifer asked whether Keke could do an impression of Wicked’s other lead star, Ariana Grande.
Keke and Ariana both launched their careers on Nickelodeon sitcoms; True Jackson, VP and Victorious respectively.
They later co-starred on Ryan Murphy’s horror comedy Scream Queens.
Recounting, Keke said: “I was at [Ariana’s] 16th or 18th birthday and it was so dramatic as you’d expect it to be for Ariana Grande.
“I didn’t expect it to be as dramatic as her doing a duet with Patti LaBelle.
“Literally, she’s like, ‘Ladies and Gentlemen, Patti LaBelle.”
To Jennifer and the audience’s amazement, Keke emulated Ariana’s vocals from 2013 song The Way.
An impressed fan penned: “That Ariana singing impression!! Waaaaait!!”
“I love her! She has that Whitney Houston/Tina Turner vibe”, another said.
While a third commented: “Keke is a ball of joy I love her.”
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