Busy Philipps Says She Was Embarrassed to Star in ‘White Chicks’

February 27, 2024 @ 8:15 PM

Busy Philipps may have a soft place for 2004’s “White Chicks” today, however she confessed to being embarrassed for starring in the Wayans bros’ task at the time.

“People hated it,” she informed NPR’s “Fresh Air” in a meeting broadcast Tuesday.

The star of “Girls5Eva” and the “Mean Girls” music film rested with visitor host Ann Marie Baldonado to review her most recent jobs, and asked right up leading what she thought about the initial “Mean Girls” in 2004, Philipps stated starring in one more funny that year that maintained her from also auditioning for the Tina Fey-led task: “White Chicks.”

“I was jealous that I wasn’t in it!” she said loudly. “You know, to be honest, just another job I didn’t get. No. I loved the original, but I was salty that I wasn’t — that I couldn’t even audition for it because I was filming ‘White Chicks,’ or I’d already gotten the part for ‘White Chicks.’ The filming was overlapping.”

That’s when she allowed Baldonado recognize specifically just how she utilized to really feel around “White Chicks,” a funny attribute fixated 2 Black FBI representatives (Marlon and Shawn Wayans) that go covert as blonde resort heiresses to secure them from a kidnapping story. Philipps costarred as the Wilson sis’ real-life pal, Karen, that had not been in on the covert instance.

“No shade to ‘White Chicks’ — although all shade to ‘White Chicks,’ because at the time, when it came out, it was, like, universally panned,” Philipps remembered. “People hated it. It was, like, honestly embarrassing that I was in it in the industry and the world at large.”

She included, however, that time has actually been type to the funny.

“Now, perspective is everything, and I am very happy to say that over the years, I realized what an actual cult classic ‘White Chicks’ has become,” she stated. “I’m so proud that I was in that ridiculous movie in 2004.”

Modern point of view does not alter one facet of the film that Phillips says has actually remained with her, nevertheless. After she informed Baldonado that she’s “been asked to lose weight, like, a billion times,” she included, “It was just a constant stream of losing weight — minus ‘White Chicks,’ but in the script, it legitimately says ‘their fat friend.’ That’s how my character is described.”

“I was a size eight at the time, OK? Their fat friend,” she proceeded.

Back to the “Mean Girls” music, when inquired about adhering to in Amy Poehler’s famous representation of Mrs. George from the 2004 initial, Phillips confessed that she felt she had no selection to take the duty after it was provided by her “Girls5Eva” exec manufacturer Fey.

“The truth of the matter is, I have now been working with Tina Fey and the Little Stranger company, her production company, for the last seven or so years pretty consistently,” she stated. “And so when Tina calls and says to me, ‘I have a job for you,’ who the heck am I to say, ‘Oh, you know what? No, thanks.’”

Pay Attention to Philipps’ complete “Fresh Air” meeting below.