Janelle Mone has had the rare pleasure of meeting her celebrity crush in person.

The Electric Lady singer not only named the A-lister in question, but confirmed that she has already worked with her professionally. The 38-year-old was nonetheless staggered during their first encounter.

When I first got into the industry, Nia Long was one of the first actors who had come and see me perform, and I just remember hugging her, Mone said on The Jennifer Hudson Show Thursday . I dont think I was comfortable telling her how in love I was with her growing up, just like everybody else.

She definitely was my crush, the singer concluded.

Long established herself as an actor in the early 1990s and starred in the acclaimed John Singleton film Boyz n the Hood (1991) and Friday (1995) before her beloved recurring guest role on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and continued Hollywood career.

She most recently made headlines for the alleged infidelities of her now-ex-fianc.

Mone, who identifies as nonbinary and pansexual, saw her dreams come true in the last year. The singer not only approached Long about potentially collaborating, but managed to include her in the Grammy-nominated album The Age of Pleasure (2023).