Actress, singer and songwriter Teyana Taylor served up looks on the cover of the latest edition of Netherlands number magazine, which she took to Instagram to thank the team. However, she wasn’t the biggest star on camera: According to Taylor, that recognition goes firmly to her daughter, Junie Shumpert. In her Instagram post, the 31-year-old artist explained that Junie wasn’t originally going to be part of the shoot, but she insisted on the best way models can insist: standing in front of the camera, having look confident and just wait for the cameras to click.
“Issa covers gurrrrrrr!!” Taylor wrote on her post. “I’m honored to have been able to storm the cover of [Numéro Netherlands] & spread with the one & only [Junie] who wasn’t originally off set but ransacked MY wardrobe, walked on set and said [them] pull.””
“When it was time for me to come on set,” she explained, “she still wasn’t moving, so I just posed next to her and put myself in my place…. She looked at me…then she started to EAT ME on my own shoot, as usual. ICONIC. THE END.”
The healthy mother-daughter flex comes as Tasha K recently sparked beef rumors between Taylor and Megan Thee Stallion, which Meg has since seemingly denied. Given that Teyana isn’t the most outspoken or provocative performer, it’s almost guaranteed that the Number the shoot will be his highlight this week and won’t be bogged down by gossip. She’s probably still excited about icon Janet Jackson, her biggest inspiration, who visited her while on tour earlier this year.
Junie has big things ahead of her, coming from a romantic relationship between her mother and Iman Shumpert, who is also no stranger to the camera. A boss moment for sure, and we’ll see if the stars align again for Junie to surpass her mother (and make her so proud in the process).