Ayo Edebiri completely fangirled over at the . While walking the at the 76th Primetime Awards, which in Los Angeles, the 28-year-old star ran into country music legend Reba McEntire ahead of the awards ceremony. A of the moment went viral on social media, with the footage showing a visibly stunned Edebiri meeting the country superstar for the first time.
The Emmy winner then repeatedly exclaimed: “Oh, my God!” Many people took to X, formerly Twitter, to comment on Edibiri’s adorable reaction. “Totally real and valid reaction to meeting Reba because same,” one user wrote. “Love her ability to express [and] put words together,” another added.
“Very demure, cutesy, and accurate.” Someone else commented: “Reba deserves her flowers.” Ayo Edebiri fangirls over Reba at the .
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) totally real and valid reaction to meeting reba bc same — ममता राजगढ़ (@rajgarh_mamta1) Reba deserves her flowers 💐 — Anisalti 🍟 | (33.3%) (@Anisalti_) Speaking to on the red carpet ahead of the awards show, Edebiri admitted to red carpet co-host Laverne Cox that she “absolutely freaked out” over meeting the star. “I’m really, really am proud of myself for not singing the entire theme song,” she said, referencing the famous theme song “I’m A Survivor” from McEntire’s eponymous sitcom.
“A single mom that works too hard, who loves her kids and never stops!” Edebiri added. “Hey, I’m a survivor, okay?” The cerem.