[audience applauding]
yeah. Thank you for being here. Thank you for joining us.
I'm egypt sherrod. And this is the part two
of the haves and the have nots final cast reunion.
We're here at tyler perry studios. Isn't this place amazing?
-[audience] yeah! -[egypt] I mean,
we're in the atl with the hardest working cast in television, by the way.
-Tika sumpter, crystal fox, -[audience cheering]
tyler leply, angela robinson,
renee lawless, peter parros and aaron o'connell and gavin houston.
Sadly, john schneider, could not be here. But he will indeed be missed.
But tonight, is our final farewell. This is it guys.
Sayonara. Oh my goodness. Whose crying?
Pass the tissues.
So, how about, one more round of applause from best fans in the world. Yeah.
[audience cheering]
[egypt] yes.
Now, her character,
hanna young was the last women standing. Did you... Oh my goodness,
that finale.
-[egypt] ms. Crystal fox... -They think...
I mean, crystal, what's it like to be here together today? Everyone.
I think it's a moment we've been waiting for.
Because we have had a phenomenal eight years, eight seasons.
But we have never fully gotten to say how appreciative we are to the fans.
And you recently tweeted this about the final half season.
-[reading] -[both chuckle]
[egypt] what're you gonna miss the most?
My family. But my family is this family and this family.
Um! I'm not very much into social media.
But when we had to tweet, it was so fun. Because I felt even more connected to you.
And so I feel like,
this is just an extended family. I'm gonna miss having that ery week.
So much to talk about but let's first take a look at hanna's extraordinary side
and ride.
-Do you really love god? -I do.
You really hope to see him one day?
Yes.
Then come back around here,
or around me ever again and I promise you,
I'm gonna put you on that trip to see him.
Sooner than you think.
[oprah] who else but you, crystal fox, could have played that role?
God told me to stop praying for you. He told me. He told me.
So he did this?
-Leave me alone. -Say it then.
-God, took-- -you took him with your lying self.
You took him. You did.
We all just love seeing hanna girl from being the cryer's maid...
So, does that mean I'm hired?
Yes. And you start right now.
Thank you very much.
Don't thank me yet. You haven't met my family.
...To running their entire estate,
we love us some of that.
Hang on. Are you telling me
that you have been made the executor of katheryn's estate?
Every bit of it.
Now, what were you saying to me jim, about what I have,
or have not?
But the one moment,
I don't think any of us will ever forget is you singing
♪ there's a leak in this old building ♪
oh, my goodness! When you did that,
you were singing to katheryn cryer when she was in the hospital,
um, um, um, um. I called up tyler and I said,
"who knew crystal could sing?"
he said, "told you."
♪ this old building♪
♪ keeps on leaning♪
♪ and my soul is gotta move♪
♪ I have got another building♪
[continues singing]
[egypt] they' re gonna put me out of this hospital.
Crystal, you don't sing, you sang.
You got the voice of our ancestors down there in your throat.
[laughing]
that's where I went with that.
That was just, I mean so much to just wow right?
I think we all wanna know what it felt like to take jim cryer out?
Come on, hanna!
What did that... What did that feel like?
I don't want to say that it felt good, it felt necessary.
That's the best thing I could say because
he... That kind of evil.
It just kept going and kept going and he killed my child,
just, without any kind of remorse. And...
And he was threat... He was always a threat to our lives and so.
In that moment he had to go.
-It was necessary. -How many takes did you request?
[chuckles] I don't request
any particular takes, let me tell you why.
This tyler, if he likes it, he just captures it.
And you're asking, are you good with that?
If you need another one, he'll let you do it.
What was funny to me, was that it was very few, so I guess I ran over him well.
[all laughing]
we do have a fan question for you, roll it.
Hello, my name is dakota from baltimore, maryland.
My question is for the legendary miss crystal fox.
What has been your favorite moment of faith for hanna?
And your favorite prayer that she prayed for?
Thank you.
I don't know if it was a prayer as much as it was a song choice.
Um,
when...
Benny was in the hospital,
first of all when you take on a role like this, you realize, you have
the responsibility of what you bring into people's homes.
So, my intension was always to bring you all
and your stories, into
your home and have a voice.
And my grandmother was a minister until she was 89 and she died at 99.
And always went to a place of prayer the darker the moment got.
And when he was in the hospital and there was the idea that he might die,
I asked tyler, if I could sing a song, that was her favorite song and that was
♪ this is my story♪
♪ this is my song♪
and I... When he let me do it,
the focus was so clear,
that my face tingle now,
that it was a director specific purposeful song and prayer of,
hope that I could endure whatever happened,
but I wanted my child to get up.
♪ this is my story♪
♪ this is my soul♪
♪ praise him my savior ♪
[hanna crying] god, jesus.
Oh! I just want to be like abraham. I want to.
I want to but you gotta help me.
I want you to heal him, but if you don't...
If you don't, I'll serve you anyway, god.
I'll serve you anyway.
-That's one of my favorite moments. -[audience clapping]
I know we have someone in the audience who has a question specifically for you, crystal.
-Okay. -Well, sam.
It's great to be here today. Great to meet all of you, but
-crystal fox, -[laughing]
you have to understand.
I have been married for 42 years.
Okay. Don't get me in trouble.
[egypt] this is your wife right, angela?
This is my wife right here.
So, I can ask this question with her blessing.
Okay.
-[egypt] angela, can you stand up as well? -Please.
42 years right there.
-Fantastic. -That's beautiful.
[egypt] what's the key to 42 years, before we go any further.
42 years, he stays in the computer room a lot.
And I'm in another room. Yeah.
But let me just say,
42 years of marriage
but on Tuesday nights,
it was hanna. It was hanna.
He left me for hanna. Every Tuesday.
Which leaves me to my question for you.
[audience laughing]
I wanna know,
how much input do you have on your love interest for your next project?
And, I would love to read for that role.
Um!
Mr. Sam, mr. Sam.
You're a brave man. You must have a death wish with
your wife sitting right next to you.
Go ahead. That's a good one.
Well, I'm nervous mrs. Angela.
Okay. [chuckles]
thank you for that. Do not get me in trouble with this mrs. Angela.
But I will say this that, tyler, actually did
let me eventually read with the characters that became my love interest on the show.
To feel the chemistry out.
If angela, mrs. Angela, says it's okay,
next time that happens,
we're gonna reach out to you.
There's hope. There's hope.
Listen, so, tika, your actual mom is here today. Is that correct?
[tika] mm-hmm.
-Where is she? -She is right there.
Where are you mom? Oh! I should have known, sharp as a cat.
[audience cheering]
what is tika like in real life in comparison to candace?
She's very caring.
She loves her family.
She's very caring of her four siblings.
She makes sure things are done. She is a boss.
Uh, but she's a good boss.
And she always makes sure that I'm taken care of no matter what.
[audience applauding]
-I'll pay you later. -[audience laughing]
I'll be there to collect it.
[audience laughing]
so, miss janice, do you have a favorite scene of the whole show?
Um, my favorite scene is her
asking her mother, crystal, for forgiveness
because as a child and as a mother,
you should always forgive your child no matter what they do.
Please forgive me.
I can.
'cause every day I wake up and wonder if you ever will.
Girl...
[egypt] wonderful scene, but thank you miss janice.
Listen, we're gonna take a break, but don't move. We'll be right back.
We got more to come when we come back.
[audience cheering]
[sobs] and I have to say, you guys are incredible.
Like, these are tears of joy and love.
Thank you for your support.
[chuckles]
[indistinct chatter in studio]
[match strikes]
[burning]
[woman 3] oh, my god.
[audience cheering]
a little fire and ice.
That was miss veronica, the ice queen,
torching the house with her hubby inside and not even blinking.
Welcome back the haves and the have nots,
final cast reunion on own.
I'm egypt sherrod.
Angela, angela!
-[chuckles] -yes, egypt.
What... I guess it's safe to say maybe we all have a little veronica in us.
Yes, we do.
-And you say that often. -[angela] yes.
You care to elaborate?
Yes, I think everyone has a little veronica in them,
and the only thing that separates them
from one type of veronica and another
is good home training and jesus.
So, if you missed out on good home training and jesus,
you might be the one with the lighter yourself one day.
[laughing]
[egypt] well, I'll say, you were hands down,
like, the best villainess ever. Ever.
Um, you said the things
that some of us may have wanted to say,
you did some of the things we would have never thought to do
but got great ideas from watching you.
Um... [laughing]
but I mean, just the spice that you added to the screen.
Now that veronica is gone,
-which I thought inevitably they would bring her-- -veronica's gone?
-I didn't think! -No, I'm just... [laughs]
wait, no, but when we saw, when we saw them shoot your character,
I was like, "no, she's coming back again."
but now that she is gone,
what do you have to say about--
[peter] was that her that got shot?
-Well, I don't... [chuckles] -I don't know.
-I don't know that she's gone. -Oh, we don't know?
But first of all, I wanna say thank you.
I wanna say thank you to you guys.
And, you know, I don't get to get
very emotional on the show,
but I'm pretty much a cry baby in life.
So, um, I just really appreciate,
um, your love and running into you.
And those of you who couldn't tell the difference
between veronica and angela, I love you.
[all laughing]
and I love those of you who could.
And so, you know, I wanna say thank you.
[voice breaks] I wanna say thank you to everybody on this stage.
-Aww. -[audience applauds]
[peter] I have to say,
your craft and what you bring, it is amazing
working with her and just what...
Something so separate from her,
from who she is as a person.
And I remember, when your character was first changing,
you would look at some of these lines and go,
"I don't even understand this."
-[laughing] -but you played it like you knew
exactly what was going on. [laughs]
so, just, I have so much respect for you
and have so loved working with you.
-[egypt] yeah. Aww. -[peter] you're awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome.
-[audience applauding] -thank you.
And now, angela, I understand you had the ultimate pleasure
of working with oprah
when she produced the color purple on broadway.
-Yes. -[egypt] wow.
[angela] oprah was one of the main producers on the show,
and we didn't find out until we had started rehearsing and everything.
And, um, they had us all gather in rehearsal,
and they said, "we wanna introduce you to our latest producer."
and we all got together like,
"we're ready to go home, y'all."
and here, in walks oprah.
And it was a huge moment for us.
It truly changed my life
because I had done three broadway shows prior,
and they don't run sometimes.
So when oprah walked in the door, I was like, "ooh, this thing might run."
[all laughing]
well, here's what oprah says about the ice queen.
There's a hurricane coming, and her name is veronica.
And when this bitch hits
it destroys everything you've ever known.
Now, veronica harrington, whoa!
Phew! So evil, so cold,
she got her very own nick name, the ice queen.
And no one could have played her as well
with as much as of the devil in her
as you have done, angela.
-You're wicked. -Yeah, I am.
Did you think I was gonna get the maid to clean it up?
Enjoy cleaning.
We cannot count how many outrageous things
veronica did and said over the years.
-Who is this? -I don't know who the hell that is.
From the looks of things, it looks like somebody
who needs a facial, a bath and some anti-biotics.
God, veronica, why does everything have to be such a damn effort with you?
Because I'm a queen and I require maintenance.
[oprah] I certainly hope you've had fun playing her
'cause, wow, have you taken us on a ride.
Like the time when she told jeffrey,
"who gave you the right to be a homosexual?"
who, who gave you that right? Who?
Veronica, this is ridiculous.
No, it isn't.
Jeffrey, you're being selfish.
Selfish?
Yeah, this is all about you.
Mom. I'm just trying to tell you that--
shut up!
[oprah] it was so hardened, it was so mean, it was...
I don't know where you pull that up from, but ugh!
God, I still get chills thinking about that scene.
[indistinct yelling]
because of angela, veronica will now go down
as one of the most iconic villains on tv.
-Veronica. -That's my name.
I wear it well, don't I? [evil chuckle]
[audience applauding]
so, angela, I heard you used to take issue
with people calling veronica crazy, but not anymore?
Well, I still do a little bit,
but I think for the first...
-Peter's looking at me I bet. -[both laughing]
I think for the first, I would say six seasons,
I would go to interviews and people would say,
"oh, she's crazy, veronica's crazy."
and I would defend it, I would defend it
because I really feel that, um,
men get to play villains all the time
and they get called ruthless and they get called powerful
and they get called evil,
but rarely do they get called crazy.
And so I thought when a woman steps up
and she's just as evil and just as ruthless
and just as powerful, you wanna call her crazy?
No, she knows everything she's doing.
[all laughing]
so, I didn't...
I didn't... I took issue with it.
But then tyler went some places
after about season seven,
I was doing an interview, and they said she's crazy, I was like, "yeah."
[all laughing]
-you know. -[angela] I was like, "yeah, she...
She might be a little, you know..."
we're gonna be right back with a whole lot more.
We're getting it out, we're getting answers to all of your questions.
A whole lot more of the haves and the have nots.
[audience cheering]
[sobs] saying goodbye to this moment
is very difficult for me.
[door closes]
[gunshots fired]
[audience cheering]
welcome back to the haves and the have nots, final cast reunion.
I'm egypt sherrod. Wow.
Well, you kinda got me when I said,
"she died," and you were like, "but did she?"
maybe she had a body double come out in that black outfit.
And did peter die in the explosion?
I mean, there are so many questions.
-Tyler's in the back right now writing a new show. -Writing. [laughs]
[tika] call veronica or v.
Let's take another audience question. Now, where's karyn?
-Oh, my karyn. Karyn greer. -Hello. Yes!
-Karyn greer! -[karyn] hello!
[audience cheering]
huge fan, huge fan, my gosh.
You have turned that role into something fabulous.
-And I agree, I don't think you're dead. -[egypt] yeah.
I think that's that maid that likes to dress like you...
-[egypt] ah! -...That got killed.
But anyway, my question is I've heard you do interviews,
and you said you had to actually audition
a couple of times for this role.
Uh, you didn't get it the first time.
And you thought perhaps you needed to push it up a notch.
Talk about that.
Aww, thank you, karyn.
Uh, so I was in atlanta
doing a musical called into the woods
playing the witch. Huh.
And, um... [laughs]
and the casting director and one of the producers
from the studio had come to see it.
And they invited me to come and audition for meet the browns
and to have one scene on meet the browns.
And I thought I had hit the lottery.
I was like, "oh, I'mma go do this scene!
And I did not get that part.
But a year-and-a-half later
was when I got the call to audition for veronica.
And so the moral for anybody in here who had a dream
or who's trying to do something
and who's been rejected a lot, um, just understand
that that no is just maybe "not now."
-and so... -Maybe it's next opportunity.
-I love that. -So, the haves and the have nots turned out to be
so much better.
And veronica turned out to be a dream come true for me. So...
Yeah, god had something bigger planned for you. Look at that.
Did you get backlash at all
from people who just could not understand
that was my character, this is me.
When someone... People come up to me and say, "I just love you,"
I get a little... Like, what about her do you love?
-[all laughing] -[angela] like, you know.
Because I, you know, I want to always be sure
it's not her homophobia.
Because the gay community has been one of my most supportive.
In the very beginning, it was hard for me to consider being so hated.
But what I tried to do was represent the stories of my friends.
And I knew so many people who had come out
and who had so much resistance and so much rejection.
And so, I felt like if I represented...
Those people well and truthfully,
that they would see themselves and say, "that's not me."
like, "I don't wanna be that."
and maybe, they will approach it differently
if their children came out to them.
So, it was... It was difficult being so hard.
But at the same time, I found it necessary,
and every season, I came back wanting her to be nice.
And one of our hairstylists said to me, "I don't know if this helps...
But... It took my mom 25 years to accept me.
And so, I know you wanna be... You want you guys to hug it out today,
but what you guys were doing is what happened in my life.
And so, you're representing real life.
And that's why we're so connected."
-and it was important. -[audience applauding]
it was important to play that out in this show.
I think it's one of the storylines...
That changed lives in the biggest way, really.
I think it gave people courage, it gave others compassion.
Sometimes also, for people who may have felt the way veronica felt,
to see it play out on tv made them realize,
"wow, I'm really not being a good person here."
you know. So, thank you.
-Thank you. Thank you for all that ugliness. -[egypt and angela laugh]
before the show, we polled the audience to find out
who they thought had the most shocking death during the season finale.
Was it veronica getting double crossed and gunned down?
Or did she? [chuckles]
jim drowning candace in a bathtub. My...
David and jeffrey getting blown up by officer justin's brother, tanner.
Katheryn [gasps] getting strangled in prison.
I didn't like that. I have feelings about that one.
Wyatt overdosing.
And then, hanna running over jim with her car.
Oh, wait a minute. Can we not forget my benny, my baby...
Getting shot by the malones.
Well, the results when we come back. I know who I'm voting for.
-[audience cheering] -[indistinct chatter]
actors have a shelf life.
Black actors very rarely get an opportunity like this.
[audience cheering, applauding]
see, I understand what it's like
to lose a child.
Remember?
I told you I had nothing to do with that.
Inadvertently, you did.
So, are you telling me you inadvertently had my son killed?
I don't forget anything bitch
[oprah] we all know it takes a certain kind of actor to play a character
that we also... We love and we hate at the same time,
and john did that.
I have a plan but it requires me in a hotel room with another woman.
It always requires you in a room with a woman.
Your wife is a cold-blooded bitch.
Jim.
-What the hell do you I'm gonna do? -You son of a bitch!
-I told you... [grunts] -[sobbing]
even at his worst, we still wanted to see what jim would do next
all the way to the very, very end.
Get out of my car! Get out of here!
[indistinct noises, grunts]
-[sobbing] I hate you! -I hate all you crazy bitches!
-[jim grunting] -you son of a bitch!
[audience cheering, applauding]
[egypt] that was john schneider
and the evil-to-the-core... Wasn't he just evil, just mean?
-Yeah. -[egypt] jim cryer.
Okay. Now, it is time to reveal the series finale's most shocking death scene.
[chuckles] who do you think it is, truly?
-Ah, oh... -[audience chattering]
yeah?
Well, according to the audience, roll the tape.
Now, I know why they put me in here with you.
[audience exclaims]
so I can kill your ass.
[both struggling]
[katheryn grunting]
[katheryn choking, grunting]
[woman laughs]
-[choking] -[strains]
die.
[audience applauds]
[egypt] that's the winner.
-[sighs] -[angela] uh-huh.
-I hadn't even seen that. So, I just thought that... -[egypt] why?
What did you think?
I had enjoyed every single, solitary second filming that thing.
I've always wanted to have a big dramatic death scene, you know?
[others laughing]
like, you know, shoot 'em. "I'm coming, elizabeth," whatever.
You know, I've always wanted to have this big scene
but that was... Actually a little too real for comfort.
It's one thing when you get shot. You're like, [groans] you know.
But to have the actual rope around your neck was a whole different...
-Experience. -But, what do they say as actors, right?
-If you gotta die, die good. -[woman] die good.
I love the relationship between your character and crystal's character.
-That friendship... -[audience applauding]
[egypt] that was so endearing, I'm telling you.
[renee] I had an instant connection with her.
And day one, as many gloriously, fantastically, wonderful scenes
that I've had the honor to play
with the beautiful angela robinson and everyone sitting in here,
to this date, my all-time favorite scene
is the closet scene with crystal
when she comes about her breast cancer.
And when they have that moment,
and on the first time, on national television,
this beautiful woman prayed over somebody.
Praise jesus.
No one knows.
Not even your husband?
No.
Father god, I come before you right now on behalf of my sister, katheryn
lord jesus, we ask you to look down right now, lord god,
and through your blood, we ask you to...
Take the poison that is supposed to be healing
and give her the power that is your blood, that is the true healing.
[audience applauding]
[renee] that was a connection that, I think, carried over
with our characters for for the eight seasons.
And I love her to the moon and back and all the stars around.
Mm. That's a good one.
[chuckles] we'll be right back. More with the haves and the have nots.
[audience cheering, applauding]
I just wanna say thank you to all of you.
I love all of you.
Welcome back. Okay, so, there are fans and there are stans.
These are the super fans.
Really, make some noise if you're a stan of the show.
[loud cheering]
my hands and my feet are in the air because I am a true stan of the show.
So, I just want to take a moment to thank you.
This has been just such an incredible opportunity and honor
for me to be here with you guys,
to laugh until I cried [laughs]
I'm a huge fan of the show, obviously, as I said,
of tyler perry, of oprah winfrey,
and the work that you guys are all putting in. Just...
Thank you...
[egypt] so, before we go...
I'm gonna go around one by one.
I wanna know what is the hardest part for you of saying goodbye.
I think the hardest part...
Is not knowing that we are gonna be able to see each other
every single year that we've had,
and the relationships that we've... You know...
I've grown so much as a person because of you guys.
Um, you're like family to me.
The fans that have stood by us since 2013.
My tv mom...
[audience] aw... [applauding]
-aw. -[aaron] so...
Thank you for...
Hanging with us
and thank all of you for welcoming me
myself into the haves and have nots family.
-So, yeah. -[audience applauding]
[chokes, stutters] can I order last?
[audience chuckles]
um...
Everything he said.
This is one of the finest companies, studio, crew...
Behind-the-scenes people I have ever worked with in my life.
I'm going to forever wonder
if my next project will ever be as fulfilling,
will ever be as joyful,
will ever have such fan dedication,
will ever set have such a camaraderie.
I keep praying that whatever the lord has in plan for the rest of my life,
that this will always be a part of it.
And I want to desperately work with each and every one of these people again.
And so, saying goodbye to this moment
is very difficult for me. [sobs]
it's been the greatest journey, the greatest experience,
the greatest opportunity...
My whole life.
[audience applauding]
you know, tough act to follow. [laughs]
you know, when I first started out, I wasn't too sure of myself.
Um, I'd come from...
Just being in a really dark place,
you know, back in philly, I kind of packed up, moved to la,
and this was the first family that really accepted me
in what I was trying to do in life.
So, you guys have supported us, you've supported me.
Um, I found my purpose through y'all.
And it just... It goes without saying that
you know, I wouldn't be here as a man, as a actor, as a artist without...
Your support, and without your love that you show every single Tuesday.
All my love goes out to tyler perry.
For taking the chance on me.
My love to oprah winfrey.
And um, I just want to say from the bottom of my heart
that I love each and every one of you all.
You're going to be the hardest thing to say goodbye to.
-I love you all. [chuckles] -[applauding]
I love you.
-Tika. -Uh... [sighs]
[tika clears throat]
you know I think one of the things I'm going to really miss
is coming into work and...
Laying whatever burden I have down at the feet of my friends.
And them picking me back up
even when they don't know
that's something is really wrong.
Or...
[sighs heavily]
[audience exclaiming] aw.
Sorry. [sniffs]
[mumbles]
just knowing that we really are in this,
the up's, many up's, the downs.
I'm just super grateful that god has brought every single person in...
On this stage into my life.
And um, tyler perry obviously who believed in all of us.
And has pushed us to dream bigger.
And dream more and oprah winfrey
for giving her the first drama on her own a shot.
And uh, and I have to say I think you fans don't understand
how it can be one thing you say during the day
that you don't know what's going on in our own lives.
Just the other day somebody said something and I needed it.
Their encouragement and the love.
And I have to say you guys are incredible.
Like these are tears of joy and love.
Thank you for your support.
[inhales sharply] and um...
I'm a cry baby.
And I'm really sensitive so uh, thank you.
Thank you, thank you. I love you guys.
[applauding]
[crowd clapping]
[egypt] I think we need some tissues to uh--
can we get some?
Crystal.
Tissues. [laughs]
[crystal exhales sharply]
-[indistinct chatter] -[egypt] take your time.
[all applauding]
actors have a shelf life.
People don't quite get that. [tearfully]
black actors very rarely
get an opportunity like this.
Some people's careers go on.
People nurture other artists
and they take them up through an entire life time of a career.
We don't get that.
We don't get the opportunities to act and grow
and go on to better things.
You hope that you have an opportunity for that to happen
but we know people who have an entire career
and they never, it never happens.
So to be able to come in your homes, as a maid
and be the matriarch of a family
I had such hope that what I would bring to you
would mean and resonate with you.
And you all are the reason
that any of us are famous or celebrities or whatever...
And I never loose sight of that.
If it doesn't reach you I have not serve my purpose
and you are the reason that I'm confident now.
And I have to say tyler gave me that as well.
He believed in me, he made me...
No, he allowed me to trust myself.
So if I never do another thing
you've given me the greatest gift
of anyone as an actor. Thank you.
[all applauding]
I will miss
being in the presence of tyler perry
every year.
There's something about coming out of that,
that left me totally drained
and totally motivated, at the same time.
And I'll miss that.
I will miss you guys.
But mainly I think,
although I will be friends with everyone up here forever.
There's nothing like that personal encounter
that you get in person.
That you know you're going to get once a year.
So the thought...
Of not having that
I think is what leaves me a bit emotional.
My mother passed away last month. [tearfully]
[audience exclaiming]
this girl... [tearfully]
[crystal exhales sharply]
she called me and she said, "you doing all right?"
and I don't remember what I said.
The next day we were doing a viewing
in new jersey, she lives in atlanta.
And she called me and she said,
"I'm here." [tearfully]
[audience exclaiming]
"I couldn't sleep. If I stayed home so I'm here."
[angela sniffs]
such beautiful people.
That tyler put together and that's his gift.
He just knows how to do that.
He blessed us with his presence.
He blessed us with connecting us.
And I guess the best gift that we can give to him
is to never lose that.
Is to always be together. Not just us but you too.
To always be connected.
[all applauding]
when uh, I was offered the part
I was like, it's tyler perry and oprah winfrey.
[all laughing]
I said if nothing else
this is going to be historic television.
And I want to be part of it.
[sniffs] and uh...
I didn't know I would get this.
Been blessed to be a working actor
for 40 years.
[all applauding]
and I've never had this.
I'll miss crystal's house.
[laughing]
house parties.
So much fun.
Tyler walk out bare foot forget he... [chuckles]
forget he left his shoes in the house.
[all laugh]
I'm not a... I'm not a very social person.
That's so weird.
[crystal] I know, right? [chuckles]
didn't think we're going to do this.
You kind of fall back on, "I'll catch you next season."
that's it.
[all applauding]
love you all.
[audience] love you.
Love you all.
[gavin] wow, wow, wow.
What can be said that hasn't already been said. Um...
First I want to uh, just acknowledge
the people on this stage and just say thank you.
I don't know if I could have done this with a better
set of genuine, just real, caring people.
I didn't, when I got this role I was just like a...
I don't... I don't know if I could do this. I don't know how I...
I can do this because this stuff
I've never done before.
I didn't know if I was enough.
I didn't know if I could honor it.
And there were some day's that I went to work scared,
unsure of myself.
And I would see these people
and I'd be like I'm going to be just fine.
I'm safe.
So thank you.
I also have to thank tyler,
tyler perry for taking a chance on me.
For pulling me off camera
stopping everything and saying you got this,
I know you got this.
I'd like to thank
oprah winfrey for this opportunity
I just want to say thank you to all of you.
I love all of you.
-[all applauding] -thank you. Thank you.
Thank you.
[egypt] not a dry eye in sight.
Truth. Not a dry eye.
And I can tell, you can tell
they're truly grateful. Right?
-Truly grateful for the ride. -[all applauding]
as we are.
[chuckles]
so thank you to you, thank you to tyler perry.
Thank you to oprah. Thank you to the fans.
Um, and as we say our final goodbye audience,
how about one last round of applause.
-For tika sumpter. -[all applauding]
crystal fox.
-Tyler lepley. -[audience whooping]
angela robinson, renee lawless.
Peter parros, aaron o'connell.
And gavin houston.
-That's our show. -[crowd cheering]
I'm egypt sherrod. Good night.
[continue cheering]