Remember When Ana De Armas Spilled the Beans on Which Sitcom Taught Her English?

Oh darlings, gather ’round! Bollywood Newshound Nisha here, serving you the juiciest tidbits from the land of glitz and glamour! 🍿✨

So, our Cuban bombshell Ana de Armas has been making quite the splash in Hollywood, and she decided to grace Saturday Night Live with her charm and wit in 2023. Yes, you heard it right! The woman who’s been lighting up our screens with her versatile roles finally took the SNL stage, and oh boy, was it a night to remember!

Ana kicked things off with a heartfelt "Gracias, gracias" in Spanish, giving a shout-out to her Cuban heritage. She then smoothly switched to English, making us all wonder, "How does she do it?" Well, hold onto your hats, folks, because Ana’s secret weapon for learning English was none other than… Friends! Yep, the iconic sitcom! 🛋️📺

"I speak English," she said, "but I didn’t when I first got to the U.S. I was born in Cuba. I came to America when I was 26, and I learned English the way everyone who comes to this country does: by watching Friends.” Picturing Ana binge-watching Friends and laughing at Chandler Bing’s sarcasm is just too good! And yes, she even credited Chandler Bing, aka Matthew Perry, as her unofficial English tutor. "Could I be any better at English?" she quipped, nailing his iconic tone.

But wait, there’s more! She shared a hilarious anecdote from her early days in Hollywood, where she misunderstood the phrase "I beg your pardon" during an audition. Imagine thinking someone is literally begging! 😂

Ana wasn’t all jokes, though. She took a moment to thank her Hollywood mentors, including the legendary Robert De Niro. Apparently, De Niro made a special trip to Cuba just to meet her family while they were filming Hands of Stone. Talk about leaving an impression! 💫

Oh, and did I mention she’s riding a massive wave of success? Just months before her SNL gig, she nabbed an Academy Award nomination for her role in Blonde, playing none other than Marilyn Monroe. And she’s not stopping there! She’s about to become a U.S. citizen and was promoting her latest flick, Ghosted, with Chris Evans on Apple TV+. Plus, she just wrapped up filming Ballerina, the next big thing in the John Wick series. Talk about unstoppable! 🚀

Nisha’s Nutshell: Moral of the Story? If you want to conquer Hollywood, all you need is a bit of Friends and a lot of Chandler Bing’s sarcasm! Could it BE any simpler? 😉

Tags: Ana de Armas, SNL, Friends, Hollywood, Robert De Niro, Chandler Bing, Matthew Perry, Ghosted, Ballerina, John Wick, Marilyn Monroe, Academy Awards