Tiffany Haddish Recalls Crashing Weddings Before Fame When She ‘Was Homeless And Hungry’

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Before Tiffany Haddish got her big break in 2017’s “Girls Trip”, the actress lived out of her car for a while, struggling to get by.

To keep her head above water, Haddish often crashed weddings just to feed her empty stomach. Now, the 43-year-old is a leading lady, celebrating the season 2 premiere of Apple Tv+’s “The Afterparty” — out today — which ironically is set around a wedding.

In a new interview with People, Haddish recounts some of the nuptials she once crashed. READ MORE: Tiffany Haddish Seemingly Expresses Gratitude Over Dropped Sex Abuse Lawsuit: ‘Getting Rid Of The Mess’ “I’ve crashed weddings before, given a speech and didn’t know anybody there,” the comedian told the magazine. “That’s when I was homeless and hungry.” As Haddish scrambled trying to make it in entertainment, attending weddings provided her with free meals and drinks, ultimately helping her make ends meet.

Her go-to venue, which often hosted marriage ceremonies, was a hotel down the street from her Los Angeles Westchester neighbourhood. “I would have two or three drinks, and then I would grab the microphone and be like, ‘I just want to say that you are the most beautiful couple,’” she recalled. “Everybody would be looking at me like, ‘Who is this Black girl at our wedding?’” READ MORE: Owen Wilson Confirms ‘They’re Definitely Talking About’ Another ‘Wedding Crashers’ In the years following the success of “Girls Trip”, Haddish had a number of TV and film projects lined up.