Ayo Edebiri fans have declared she is destined to be ‘the next EGOT’ as video of her singing resurfaced following her awards season success.
The Bear actress, 28, has received an Emmy, a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice Award for her role in the FX/Hulu comedy.
Ayo is also up for the coveted BAFTA EE Rising Star Award, as well as being nominated for the upcoming SAG Awards.
After a video of a younger Ayo singing a Lianne La Havas song went viral on social media, fans of the actress have been calling for her to expand her horizons in a musical direction in pursuit of an EGOT – where a person has received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award.
‘Need her in a (good) musical,’ one person said on X, formerly Twitter. ‘Preferably a movie so I can go see it but we need to get her a Tony so she can be on her way to getting an egot.’
Ayo Edebiri fans have declared she is destined to be ‘the next EGOT’ as video of her singing resurfaced following her awards season success (pictured at the Golden Globes)
That sentiment was echoed by many, as fans raved about the ‘multi-talented queen’.
‘What can’t she do omg,’ said one person, while another wrote: ‘Like save some talent for the rest of us queen.’
In the video posted to X, the Bottoms actress is seen covering Lianne’s track Gone, while a friend plays guitar and harmonises.
People have gone crazy for the angelic acoustic rendition from Ayo, declaring that her career arc is destined to ultimately land at EGOT status.
‘Oh yeah she’s a star your honour EGOT: SECURED,’ one person insisted, while another said: ‘Girls, gays, and theys, our next EGOT winner’.
A third said: ‘Need her to wake up and fight for that egot in the STUDIO!!,’ while another referred to the star as ‘ayo EGOTbiri’ and one called the quadruple award sweep ‘inevitable’.
Meanwhile, another fan called for something many would crave – a musical The Bear episode.
In the critically-acclaimed series Ayo portrays Sydney Adamu, a talented young chef who joins The Bear (formally The Beef) as its new sous chef under chef Carmy, played by Jeremy Allen-White.
After a video of a younger Ayo singing a Lianne La Havas song went viral on social media, fans of the actress have been calling for her to expand her horizons into a musical territory
Ayo was the first person crowned at the 75th Emmy Awards on Monday night, winning Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in The Bear
People have gone crazy for the angelic acoustic rendition from Ayo, declaring that her career arc is destined to ultimately end up at EGOT status
A third said: ‘Need her to wake up and fight for that egot in the STUDIO!!,’ while another referred to the star as ‘ayo EGOTbiri’ and another called the quadruple award ‘inevitable’
Ayo triumphed in the Female Actor in a TV series — Musical or Comedy category at the Golden Globes.
The comedian, writer and actress, who has written and starred in Netflix’s Big Mouth, followed an earlier win by series lead Jeremy.
Ayo stars on the series as Jeremy’s second-in-command who helps him develop a new restaurant in Chicago in their hopes of earning a Michelin star.
A week later Ayo won the award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series at the Critics Choice Awards, and on Monday she secured an Emmy.
She was the first person crowned on television’s biggest night as the actress earned the Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series award for her work on The Bear.
She beat out an impressive field including: Alex Bornstein – The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, Janelle James – Abbott Elementary, Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary, Juno Temple – Ted Lasso, Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso, and Jessica Williams – Shrinking.
Ayo made sure to note the amount of time for her acceptance speech as she began it by saying: ‘Hi. I have 43 seconds.
‘Okay. I’m so incredibly grateful for this for so many reasons. But the main one, this is a show about family and found family and real family.’
Ayo stars on the series as Jeremy Allen White’s second-in-command (seen together following their Golden Globe wins) who helps him develop a new restaurant in Chicago
She then dedicated the win to her parents who were in attendance to support her.
The talented star continued: ‘My parents are here tonight. I’m making them sit kind of far away from me, because I’m a bad kid. But I love you guys so much. Thank you so much for loving me and letting me feel beautiful and black and proud of all of that.
‘I just love you so much. It’s a dream to emigrate to this country and have your child be like, “I want to do improv.” Thank you so much. This means the world. Thank you.’
The young star was also named as one of the nominees for BAFTA EE Rising Star, alongside Saltburn’s Jacob Elordi, Bridgerton’s Phoebe Dynevor, Mia McKenna-Bruce and Sophie Wilde.
Nominees were selected by a panel of industry jurors including actors Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sope Dìrísu and Himesh Patel as well as a host of celebrated casting directors, producers, and industry experts.
Of her nomination, Ayo said: ‘It’s wonderful and humbling to receive this nomination. It’s the greatest privilege to tell stories and make people laugh.
‘I know I’m in esteemed company and this means the world.’
Celebrating its 19th year, the EE Rising Star Award is the only award at the EE BAFTA Film Awards voted for by the British public, with voting open until midday on 16th February.
In the critically-acclaimed series Ayo portrays Sydney Adamu who is a talented young chef who joins The Bear (formally The Beef) as its new sous chef under Carmy
