Gabrielle Union Reveals Why She's Already Planning Her Own Funeral

Gabrielle Union talks about working with Octavia Spencer on the third season of Truth Be Told, her daughter's public speaking abilities and planning her own funeral.
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[@lachevious]

She never fails to crack me up, love her!!

[@trespiasdemaisss]

gabrielle union is so gorgeous and soooooooo funny, this interview was so entertaining! loved it

[@dakotac180]

Another gorgeous black queen. The late night shows are stepping up with the diverse interviews this week, I love it

[@kinsmed]

Woo. I don't even think of her as Black. But then I have that privilege.

[@bagelbenji]

Seth really does it so well this interview is so casual yet easy

[@bakeembakeem]

Gabrielle consistently shows up in spite of all the negative comments the Wade Family receives💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@eschwarz1003]

how TF is she 50? she has such a perfect glowing face and demeanor.

[@Lee1Min-Ji]

She surpasses most comedians on this show for me. Hands down natural storytelling humor.😂

[@semiliterati]

She came in to my work one day, in like 2002. She was in errand mode. Maybe a little makeup, hair casually pulled up out of her way, and she was in casual errand type clothes. Maybe sweats, and a hoodie? We sold custom products, so I ended up spending an hour+ with her that day, and barely managed to keep my focus the entire time. She was so beautiful. Her skin was perfect, and glowing. Her eyes were searing, and every micro expressions of her face while she was thinking, speaking, or reacting, was another reason to fall in love with her. Seeing her on screen, in no way can prepare for her reality, and she was talking to me. It was torture. She was also very warm, and open. She seemed like genuinely nice person. In a very general sense, her business acumen was on point, as well. She was savvy about the industry, had a clear idea of what she wanted, and realistic expectations of the end product. She was pragmatic, about the butterfly effect these things can have, and coordinating a workable itinerary. And she was very fair on price. She knew how much she wanted to spend, and balanced that with her goal. I ended up sitting with her two more times before the project was complete, and I'm grateful she was in errand mode each time. I don't think I would have survived spending that much one on one time with her, if she was even half way in to red carpet mode. She's so heart stopingly beautiful, that it breaks physics, and you realize you're somehow experiencing simultaneous palpitations.

[@philiciabernard]

This is cute. You were in awe.

[@kl.8992]

We should all make those preparations

[@Study4Yourself]

She’s fabulous! Gorgeous, engaging and hilarious.

[@Haaaveeyy]

Her energy is always on point.

[@Masechaba]

I know people always comment on how beautiful she is and how much she doesn't age, which is true, but she's also incredibly funny and always cracks me up

[@ShaniceXO26]

Love her. She’s so stunning

[@a.schmidt3096]

Y’all I had to go look up her age- she’s 50?! Goddamnnn that’s insane what is her secret

[@MakerOfChase]

High cheekbones!

[@kenster8270]

No crackin there!

[@restrictedmilk]

When she said she was 27, I took her seriously. Then I saw this comment o.o

[@something64]

Shes 27. Always will be

[@RubyDoobieScoo]

baby blood

[@vking2760]

Gabrielle Union is such a gem! Also its incredibly Scorpionic to be planning your funeral (hopefully) way far in advance and also to emphasize sharing the sexy photos at said funeral, hilarious 😂

[@abigailmoatsthecommunicati6985]

*Ommmmgeeeeh, Same Same, My Details are Planned and Have Been...It's a 'Scorpio Thing' For Certain💜💞💜!

[@dreamrestore213]

She's trash.... Married yet still talking about Jalen Hurts.

[@MQB-dz8wr]

She is hilarious. She needs her own show

[@obibenbinomi1909]

I really can't remember seeing much of her over here in Germany, but I do remember I completely fell in love with her in Bad Boys 2. I never knew she is such a funny and chill person. She and Seth put a big smile on my face. Great interview, very entertaining and I think I might "love" her even more now. :)

[@fruit4evr]

that dress is gorgeous, the white lining is so eye catching!!

[@kinsmed]

Gabrielle may be the most beautiful woman in the world. We are lucky that she is also talented, smart, funny, and warm.

[@tylerhackner9731]

Love her

[@kellypatterson4412]

That dress is fabulous! She looks stunning!

[@professoraviva4628]

Wow. That dress! Gorgeous!!!

[@blueisback3683]

I am in love with this woman, so beautiful and so real.

[@zoothief]

Eww. Nah

[@blueisback3683]

@@zoothief It's okay, I love your mom too.

[@RS-dm4yo]

"And my third point..." 🤣🤣🤣

[@gingerchris7555]

She is funny AF love the telling bey she is on funeral play list bwah hahai

[@tae7x]

"going to a lot of bad funerals" why do i know what she means

[@lynnhettrick7588]

Thank you for being a wonderful mom!!

[@henriettaokonkwo7356]

Always love this woman

[@MayazhiAce]

Her genuine vibes ❤

[@javonezell]

Love her😍

[@pdclarke1]

This was a wonderful interview. Not forced at all. Easy.

[@Sive_Nyanda]

Naturally funny 😂

[@jflowj]

such a delightful interview for such a macabre title 😂

[@brynneholt1990]

She’s been through a lot. She wasn’t exaggerating when she mentioned the topic was triggering.

[@jflowj]

@@brynneholt1990 im a big fan just funny vid title 🙏🏽

[@arlenehayles1892]

Real conversation

[@user-sc4tv2sx2w]

Awesome show

[@veronicadouglas5979]

Big up Tanzania, Karibu Tena

[@bdancepants5003]

Love Seth. Love her… he kind of passed over her expression about missing black and brown girls not getting enough media attention… I guess I don’t know what they would continue it with but felt like that was worth commenting ❤

[@montraedavis2201]

My black is beautiful! Great interview!!!

[@geoffreyfeinberg9792]

She's stunning.

[@blessup8192]

She is so gorgeous and articulate.

[@mrsmichelleg]

Gab is a gorgeous lady doesn't have no wrinkles.

[@nalukuinaleliliswaniso674]

That's me. I have a couple of instructions for my funeral.

[@katieb0ness]

Jalen Hurts! yessss... Go birds!

[@reneekad]

They elevated my most uneducated family members. Fax.

[@reneekad]

Yeah lots of focus on what I do or don’t do well when there’s worse things going on. I didn’t study for the LSAT and not sure if that was even the real score.

[@reneekad]

My guess is it has to do with one of the cards they were monitoring to control me like a dog.

[@reneekad]

I have five degrees.

[@tae7x]

i don't follow sports but i googled that guy and her group chat has a point

[@RS-dm4yo]

This whole segment 😆😆😆😆😆

[@dorenpalmer8425]

I’ve planned mine

[@ericB3444]

She could only live in Union Square with her name, and she could never move.

[@justinflick6802]

Bad boyz

[@beverlynbarnes8659]

Gabby Halo Greeting Halin from Grand Cayman. One love.

[@sir_vix]

Excuse me Seth, but I know this talented lady from life. Not real life, you understand. No. This talented and charismatic lady would shun me in public. And rightly so. I am a strange, strange man who is presumably repeating this exact comment at her, word for word, at full volume from across an extremely quiet street (including this part). No, I know her from her brief role on the tv show 'Life', starring Damian Lewis. At this point I begin a long and surprisingly passionate speech lamenting the show's untimely cancellation following season 2's outstanding conclusion; except I don't because you'll remember that I'm actually shouting this exact comment (including the punctuation) and besides which, the police are arriving and their tasers are being removed from their holsters with a surprising lack of any attempt at nonviolence-

[@tharealg.2728]

Mannn people blowing this up!! She went out her way to not say herself but her friends are into Hurts... Of course she has eyes, but she still didn't cross the line..

[@Sneado2x]

6:09

[@Sneado2x]

She belongs to the …..

[@dianne.simms28]

Gabrielle, I'm with you girl, I am also planning mine. ....but it wasn't to this extent. I better get on it. 😂🌺🍷. I must say, my Grandad did it well, he paid for all of our hotel rooms when many had to travel from afar, then brunch the next day for al of us. ♥

[@NewMessage]

When a 4 year old holds up a champagne glass and says she has a toast... yer gonna listen. Then you're gonna call child services.

[@chanteviastapleton]

Black really does not Crack! She looks the same as she did in Bring it On 🤯🤯

[@JustJasmineJ]

The streets are saying 😂

[@NatashaMay10]

I wonder if she knows Amber?

[@kenster8270]

Yeah, maybe they're even related somehow? Largest black family in the entire State of Nebraska might include some Ruffins tucked in there somewhere

[@emilyhartmann1794]

Omaha is pretty big. I doubt they know each other lol Omaha and Lincoln have large black communities. Not much compared to the white, but much more compared to the remaining cities in Nebraska. That's why the Republican Legislature gerrymandered the districts. They can't even pick their own representative...

[@NatashaMay10]

@@emilyhartmann1794 Well they both make it well known about being very limited. I am from a town of less than 30K and if I dug around, my mom or someone would know another black family if asked.

[@emilyhartmann1794]

@@NatashaMay10 it's possible. Most people think small when they hear Nebraska. Omaha has a population of 500k (58k identify as black). Lincoln has 300k, 12k identify as black. It's big but not giant lol But who knows? They could be. I don't know their lives :)

[@lynnhettrick7588]

I wondered the same, if they knew each other, or even possibly related.

[@tiffaneysearcy9073]

She's 50? I wanna look like that when I get that age.

[@fareedisland986]

Hurts

[@potcast8773]

People’s attitude towards 50 years of age is always so repugnant. Why y’all gotta say it with such disgust? 🗣️FIFTY is NOT OLD!!!

[@yaniquewilson8362]

Just bring back being Mary jane already

[@bobcole4667]

Her secret is that she's Black.

[@LuisAMenzes]

this is what happens when you're so out of touch with reality. Gabrielle Union talking about her funeral.

[@reneekad]

Nothing to see there. I’m central and have people judging whether I’m a good witch or a bad witch by people making tons of money while I’m diagnosed as schizophrenic when they know I’m not. Ok.

[@patrickmuhlbeyer9262]

planing your own funeral is the most narcissistic things to do.

[@udntknomeXX]

Naw.. If u never had to plan a funeral for someone, it's a challenging task to try to know someone else's wishes. It's actually a blessing for ppl to share that conversation.

[@theechubbyone]

At my job people that come to us with prearranged and prepaid funeral arrangements are smart! Your family doesn't have to greive and tend to your final wishes, everything is just laid out.

[@peacekeeperbabe]

U know u are going 2 graduate (attend ceremony); your leaving the house (lock door); but planing for death is unwise? Who gets what has 2 b agreed on by surviving family members as a mourn? 🤯

[@sportbikejesus]

Octavia Spencer was born to play a Goomba

[@zoothief]

Why? Uh cus she is old… duh

[@drewspinoso4849]

Why is she still relevant?

[@tae7x]

are you relevant now

[@witness1013]

She used to be cute

[@jjunture]

Gabrielle Union must have a picture of Dorian Gray stashed in the attic somewhere. At some point she changed from being 10 years older than me to being at least 10 years younger. Damn.

[@JoshisJoshisJosh]

Bruh shes been a gem for almost 30 years, im rattled

[@zvelkimD]

Man... she looks like she's 25 years old ... but damn... she's 50!! :O

[@Daydreams1995]

I never tire of watching her interviews. She’s great!

[@restrictedmilk]

When she said she was 27, I took her seriously. Then I saw people saying she is 50. Wtf??

[@marknugent9851]

OK, I'll say it: Gabrielle Union must have a Dorian Gray situation. Woman hasn't aged since Bring It On. Meanwhile, I am aging like a reverse Dorian Gray. She's 6 years older than me!! How?!?! Civil rights activist too, amazing.

[@zubaabbas]

i'm turning 49 and look 40. she's 50 and looks 25.

[@MyrnaDeJesus]

It's so fascinating to see the difference between when Seth genuinely laughs and when he doesn't. It's so obvious. With Gabrielle he's absolutely genuinely amused and engaged. 2:52

[@Just-Princess]

I'm with it! Look, I'm 32, so obviously we hope funeral day is many many many decades from now. However, can I truly depend on my family & friends to make sure that Janet Jackson's 'Feedback' will make the playlist? I just don't know... sooo I think planning it is the only way forward!

[@puspavelai8353]

These kind of vibes, in this segment, this should be the 'continuing formula!' So relaxed, informal with Seth Meyers at his best! :)

[@vickygraham386]

He actually listens...

[@mccall5473]

@@vickygraham386 YES! You can tell because for the most part all of his laughs/little giggles seem very genuine (especially with guests like Gabrielle!!) vs. other hosts that often seem forced - you can read their faces right when they switch back to talking & see there’s no actual listening, just thinking about the next beats to hit. I like that Seth seems to actually enjoy his job lol. Sets the mood to let everyone else have fun too, and this is supposed to be entertainment after all!!!

[@vkmoss9651]

Gabrielle Union is always great, and her dress -- wow!! Sooo gorgeous -- kinda like a painting -- kudos to her designer, and to her for choosing this!!

[@b.africa1348]

Gabrielle is breathtaking omg

[@Muhdah1972]

I like a good interview and this is one of the best 💖👏👏👏

[@fiorebella3179]

I agree about the funeral.

[@antoniaweber8074]

Planing your funeral beforhand is a good idea asspeacly (especially) if you don't have much money, have problems with your closesed realtivs or want something unusaly done.

[@MakerOfChase]

Hahaha asspeachily is how that read. The word you're looking for is especially but damn did I almost snort my coffee!

[@antoniaweber8074]

@@MakerOfChase thank you I will correct it.

[@MakerOfChase]

@@antoniaweber8074 no problem, with the way things have been, a good laugh is always appreciated! I hope good things find their way to you 😊

[@migrain45]

All I can say is that 50 looks great on her...🙂

[@veniceviolet16]

Lol I’ve also planned my funeral

[@JujutsuArtsTeam]

She’s so weird!!!!

[@josephsonnier3594]

This right up her alley , what she could entertain with more women at her private events , feel yourself young chick

[@elisemiller13]

With all respect, let's not forget "Red girls" also. Happens frequently with all but forgotten & still unreported, to Indigenous tribes in the US

[@brynneholt1990]

I actually think it happens among indigenous the most.

[@AGirlLikeMe916]

I love gabrielle Union, she is the best!

[@davidlopez-white3185]

Thanks for doing what you do, and for sharing it!

[@YaleStewartArt]

Man, she is just the coolest

[@paperbagproductions103]

She's so hilarious

[@something64]

This felt so laid back and fun. Some of it went over my head, but a lot of it landed. The fun chemistry that Gabrielle Union brings is electric. P.S: you’re okay too Seth. ❤

[@ric3p0]

as a kid I had a huge crush on her. She's still stunning and I look older than she does now. hahaha

[@reneekad]

The focus on who I’m going to date including preventing me from meeting anyone is criminal. Disgusting.

[@krystal2373]

Don’t like the dress at all

[@witefalcon44]

6:18 ohhhhhh nooooooooo

[@m.sullivan6008]

I love Gabrielle ❤