It’s been confirmed that H.E.R. is just one Tony Award away from becoming the youngest EGOT recipient after winning a Children’s & Family Emmy for Outstanding Short Form Program as producer of Netflix’s We the People. Jennifer Hudson became the youngest female EGOT winner back in September
At just 25, H.E.R. is a five-time Grammy winner. She scored her first wins from the Recording Academy in 2019 for Best R&B Performance with “Best Part” featuring Daniel Caesar and Best R&B Album with her critically-acclaimed eponymous EP. Last year, she took home a win from one of the big four categories—Song of the Year for “I Can’t Breathe.”
In 2021, the “Where I Go” co-star became an Oscar winner for Best Original Song with D’Mile and Tiara Thomas for “Fight For You” from Judas and the Black Messiah. The record also took home a Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance.
After wrapping up an international tour with Coldplay, the Bay Area native tackled the role of Belle in the live-action 30th anniversary celebration of Beauty and the Beast.
“I can’t believe I get to be a part of the ‘Beauty and the Beast’ legacy. The world will see a Black and Filipino Belle! I have always wanted to be a Disney princess,” she expressed in a statement.
The Back of My Mind singer is also undergoing a new awakening. She is opting to show more of her face and even has chosen by her real name, Gabriella Wilson.
She explained, “I’ve been re-finding my voice. Now I’m not wearing glasses. I can’t be acting and wearing glasses, so I think it’s time for people to really get to know the person behind H.E.R.. H.E.R. is me, but at the same time, it’s a new chapter of my life, and I think I’m really finding that connection, and I’m allowing people to see under the layers a little bit.”