Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel - Air ’s Tatyana Ali will be returning as a recur character inBel - Air , though she wo n’t be reprising her former role . Ali played Ashley Banks for the entireness ofThe Fresh Prince of Bel - Air , growing from a precocious minuscule girl into a teenager with a malcontent spirit . Though she will not be generate inBel - Airas Ashley , Ali has found a novel way to shape Ashley ’s character .
Tatyana Ali is not the only original cast member to make an appearance on theFresh Prince of Bel - Airspin - off . Daphne Maxwell Reid , who was the second actress to depict Vivian Banks in the originalFresh Prince , appears inBel - Airas Helen , a panel penis of the Art Council . Vernee Watson - Johnson , who portrayed Will ’s female parent , Viola Smith , inFresh Prince , makes an appearance as another panel extremity inBel - Airnamed Janice . Unlike Reid and Watson - Johnson , who only starred in one sequence ofBel - Air , Ali will be joiningBel - Airseason 2 as a recurring character .
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Tatyana Ali Will Play Ashley’s Teacher On Bel-Air
Tatyana Ali is set to play Mrs. Hughes , one of Ashley ’s teachers at Bel - Air Middle School . According to the official description provided by Peacock forBel - Airseason 2 , Mrs. Hughes is delineate as an " English Literature teacher at Bel - Air Middle School who sees something peculiar in Ashley , often giving her books from her personal collection " ( viaTVLine ) . While little else has been reveal about the character so far , it is decipherable that Mrs. Hughes is poised to be the perfect wise man for the youngest Banks child .
The Former Ashley Will Guide Bel-Air’s Ashley
Though her time as Ashley has come to an last , Tatyana Ali has found a new way to shape the character . AsBel - Air ’s Ashley navigates the effect of her begetter ’s political career on their family while also exploring her own sexuality , Mrs. Hughes can serve as a shaping wise man for the preteenager . In her brief visual aspect in theBel - Airseason 2 trailer , Ali ’s character can be learn delivering words of wisdom to Ashley in the schoolhouse hallway , as she says , " Never ever lease anyone taste to change you . " In being someone who truly consider in Ashley and stand by her side , Mrs. Hughes can conduct Ashley through difficult times .
Much ofBel - Airseason 2 ’s plot has been kept under wraps so far , though Ali ’s accession to the cast is one of the few plot points teased in the drone . Carla Banks Waddles , Bel - Air ’s new showrunner , has foretell that time of year 2 " will continue to find ways to push the envelope and feel refreshing … while also honoring the fondness of the bequest series " ( viaEntertainment Weekly ) . When it comes tohonoringThe Fresh Prince of Bel - Air , bringing Tatyana Ali back to service as a guidebook to the unexampled iteration of Ashley Banks is a with child move forBel - Airseason 2 .
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