Minnie Dlamini Relates to Black Hollywood Actresses Who Shared Worst Part of Filming a Project

• Minnie Dlamini related to a conversation held by a group of Black American actresses where they shared their frustrations
• Gabrielle Union and Tiffany Haddish were among the ladies who exposed the industry on an Apple original show
• Social media users shared their thoughts on the actresses' conversation by expressing themselves in the comments section

On an episode of Apple TV’s Number One On The Call Sheet, accomplished Black American actresses shared their challenges on predominantly White sets.

The conversation was about how Black actresses were rarely catered to in the hair and makeup department while filming a shoot. They explained that White beauty professionals were hired to work with Black people’s hair and their darker complexion.

Tiffany Haddish, Gabrielle Union, Meagan Good, Vivica Fox, and Nia Long shared their worst experiences with the hair and makeup crew. Minnie Dlamini expressed that she too faced similar challenges listed during the conversation, and the label that comes with it if one chooses to stand up for oneself:

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“Triggered. And then they call you a diva for being upset or changing it yourself.”

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Dlamini was labelled a diva after she reportedly demanded that her stylist and a social media team accompany her to the Tropika Island Treasure shoot in Seychelles in November 2016. The entertainer also allegedly earned the diva title after having a fallout with a brand activation in Durban after she failed to show up.

She reportedly switched off her phone and had a dispute with a producer. Dlamini was also called a diva after she parted ways with her management, who reportedly cited her demanding nature and insufficient pay as reasons for their fallout.

Hollywood actresses share worst experience being on set

Vivica Fox shared that the hair and makeup team could never get it right. She also remembered an incident on the set of Independence Day where her hair was damaged due to unfamiliar techniques:

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“Child, they couldn’t do Black hair.”

Nia Long had a similar experience, and she would be very anxious when she walked into a hair and makeup trailer that had no Black professionals:

“There was not one person who looked like me.”

Gabrielle Union recalled a moment early in her career when her hair was badly damaged by a hairstylist who did not understand how to properly care for her hair:

“The lady had a comb and a blow dryer with the heat up too much, where literally a chunk of my hair snapped off.”

The actress was also not happy about her makeup, as the makeup artist would use the same technique she used on her much lighter-skinned clients:

“She had the balls to use sky blue eyeshadow and dusty pink lipstick. I looked nuts.”

Tiffany Haddish explained that she only felt truly safe regarding hair and makeup on the set of Girls Trip when the stylist understood how to work with Black hair and skin tones. Meagan Good also felt at ease when she worked with Black beauty professionals like on the set of Kevin Hart’s Think Like A Man film.

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She often never liked her hair and makeup because her skin would look orange or ashy due to makeup artists using the wrong shades on her:

“That’s been my experience for the majority of my career.”

Social media users shared their thoughts on the matter

People online were not too amazed by the actresses’ experiences and said:

@misstiffmanaged commented:

“The fact that this is still a conversation in 2025 is bananas.”

@nischelleturner shared:

“Baby, listen, I was gaslighted and called a diva for wanting to be treated equally!”

@denycelawton explained:

“Was #1 on a film where my leading man was AA and my co-star was Latina. Three leads POC, I requested a hairstylist who was TRAINED and well-versed with ethnic hair, especially since my character was a BARBIE type who required many hair changes.

"They gave me a 20-something White woman who said she had experience. On day one, I was in my trailer having to do my own hair because she had a Revlon curling iron and hair spray ready for me. She had zero knowledge of my hair type or how to style it. I've been on set with Black stylist who didn’t know how to do hair either because they were taught how to style hair on mannequins with White textures in school. It's exhausting.”

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@missarkell pointed out:

“The actress who plays Ginny from Ginny and Georgia spoke about her hair journey whilst filming throughout the seasons and how it took them three seasons to find someone who could actually do her hair.”

@aaron_shelton_dss wrote:

“And the four years that I worked in television doing hair for over 150 different TV shows and films I have to thank Miss Fox for many of those jobs because without me knowing it was her that was sending all these black TV stars and film stars to me to do their hair privately in their homes, as well as on shows that included Rosie Perez Sandra Bullock Holly Robinson this is very long, but she never said a word to me about it.

"I found this out years later through another star who said, ‘Well, it's Vivica that told me about you, and it clicked one day. She's been the one who's done this for me because when I first met Vivica, I did her hair for a photo shoot right after she did Independence Day. We got along so well, but she just had my back, and she didn't need anything in return from me. She just wanted to make sure that she was there for somebody black. That is a true champion lady hero. I will never forget the kindness, the realness, and the honour of being able to know her.”

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Minnie Dlamini opens up about being insulted by MacG

Briefly News also reported that Minnie Dlamini received major backlash online after a snippet of her interview with Nandi Madida went viral. The entertainer reflected on the inflammatory comments made by the notorious podcaster, MacG.

South Africans were divided by Dlamini’s chat and ridiculed her in the comments of a now-viral TikTok video. Dlamini explained how deeply she and her family were affected by the podcaster's foul words.

Source: Briefly News