Paula Abdul was “tearful” after Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, used one of her songs in an anniversary tribute to Prince Harry.
Paula Abdul has a royal fan
The former Suits actress celebrated eight years of marriage to the British royal earlier this month, and to soundtrack a montage of moments from their big day on her Instagram Story, she used the former American Idol judge’s 1989 track Forever Your Girl, much to Paula’s delight and astonishment.
Recalling how she was “tearful” when she saw the clip, Paula told People magazine: “I pinched myself and I was like, ‘This is awesome.’ Well, it’s like I said, you never know. Little gems and moments can come in and just bless your life.”
The 63-year-old star is overwhelmed by the song’s enduring popularity.
She said: “I always say I never take anything in my career for granted, and the amount of pinch me moments and tears that from my eyes, it still exists every day. And it started from the movie People We Meet on Vacation, and then everyone started doing TikToks.”
Paula had reshared Meghan’s post to her own story and wrote: “So sweet to hear ‘Forever Your Girl’ over these beautiful memories. Wishing you both continued love, laughter and a very Happy Anniversary! XoP.”
The Straight Up hitmaker previously revealed she had messaged Meghan directly in response.
She told E! News: “I was in shock and I was so touched.
“I never take anything for granted with my career, I never have. And so, I’m always humbled to have little gems like that appear in my life. It’s very touching.
“I just texted her back, saying, ‘What beautiful pictures and thank you so much for using my song.'”
The Forever Your Girl music video was directed by David Fincher and featured Elijah Wood, and the Lord of the Rings actor has previously reflected how much he enjoyed working on the shoot..
He previously told the Happy Sad Confused podcast: “It was a really pleasant experience. You know, we were — all of the kids were tasked with being adults.
“It was like they were recreating the Robert Palmer video with young kids.
“And then I don’t know where my concept came from, but I was a sort of executive in an office, like, heartbroken, breaking a pencil, you know, with great angst, kind of running my hands through my hair, looking out a window. And [Fincher] was really clear with his direction.”
