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African-American actress Viola Davis has finally earned the celebrated EGOT status after she won the Grammy. She is the first woman of color to win this award. Currently, the world is talking about her along with Beyonce, who set a record for the most Grammy wins ever. Their success has brought some celebrity fans into the limelight as they shared their happiness over the Internet. Two tennis entities have joined the virtual success party.

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Viola Davis’ and Beyonce’s success has brought together the two generations of WTA, Martina Navratilova, and Coco Gauff. While both players shared their happiness at the achievements of the artists, it is admirable to note how “Finding Me” has found love in the hearts of America. Both Coco and Navratilova’s fans are loving their idols tweeting about popular media personalities.

Martina Navratilova and Coco Gauff heartily congratulate Grammy winners

Viola’s success has inspired not just dreamers but also the entire community of black women who seek to be empowered. Keeping in vogue with the hype, Martina Navratilova took to Twitter to talk about Viola. She wrote, “Viola Davis earns coveted EGOT- congrats, my hero!!!”

This is one of the rare instances when fans of Twitter have unanimously sided with Navratilova. Everyone in her comments and retweets applauded her heartfelt message to Davis. The world indeed believes that Davis is “amazing”.

Meanwhile, Coco Gauff posted a video of Beyonce with the caption, “Queen” on her Instagram Story. It is not a secret that Coco is a huge fan of Beyonce. Along with her, Naomi Osaka, too, comes off as a huge Beyonce fan!

Martina is a long-time fan of the legend

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This is not the first time that Martina has confessed to her admiration for the EGOT winner. Back in January, this year, Martina revealed that listening to Viola’s audio biography was one of her favorite things to do. The tennis Hall of Famer also added that meeting Davis is on her bucket list.

Read more: 18-Year-Old American Star Coco Gauff, a Die-Hard Beyonce Fan, Revealed Parents’ Betrayal to Go to Her Concert in 2019 – ‘I Was So Mad’

Earlier, even in July 2022, Martina shared her excitement over Viola’s look for her movie, The Woman King. The movie was based on real-life occurrences in Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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On the other hand, Davis and Beyonce both are overwhelmed by receiving the EGOT status. Davis said that she “wrote this book to honor the six-year-old Viola, to honor her, her life, her joy, her trauma, everything.” That it finds acceptance and love from even the most brutally honest celebrities, is surely something Davis will enjoy.

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