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Tiffany Haddish revealed that she learned about her 2026 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit<\/em> cover during a surprise at Paris Hilton\u2019s house<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Haddish, 46, and Hilton, 45, have been friends for many years after meeting at a party<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n “I love Paris. She\u2019s a really great friend,” Haddish said of the pair’s friendship on Today<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Tiffany Haddish<\/a> is sharing how she learned about landing the 2026 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit<\/em> cover<\/a>.<\/p>\n The comedian, 46, revealed on Today<\/em> on Tuesday, May 12, that her longtime friend Paris Hilton<\/a> surprised her with the news at her house.<\/p>\n \u201cYes, I found out at Paris Hilton\u2019s house,\u201d Haddish told co-hosts Craig Melvin<\/a> and Savannah Guthrie<\/a>. \u201cBasically, they wanted to surprise me and announce it to me. I had just finished doing a whole promo thing for my foundation, for [my] She Ready Foundation and Paris and Brooks [Nader], they surprised me.\u201d<\/p>\n The Girls Trip<\/em> star explained that Hilton, 45, surprised her with cake to commemorate the occasion. \u201cThey got me a cake and said, \u2018You got the cover.\u2019 And I didn\u2019t believe it was real,\u201d Haddish continued. \u201cI love Paris. She\u2019s a really great friend and I feel like every time I manifest something, I tell her what I want to do, it happens.\u201d<\/p>\n Tiffany Haddish for ‘Sports Illustrated Swimsuit’ Haddish shared a video of the surprise moment on her Instagram<\/a> on May 12, just hours after the cover was revealed. The video shows the comedian being led into Hilton’s house while blindfolded. “The moment I found out I got the cover of @si_swimsuit<\/a>!! Thank you to @parishilton<\/a>, @cadehudson22<\/a>, and @brooksnader<\/a> for celebrating this magical moment with me \ud83d\udc95\u2728\ud83d\udc59” she wrote.<\/p>\n Hilton commented, writing, “So special to be a part of this! \ud83d\ude0d So proud of you \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25,” and Nader added, “THIS WAS UNREAL! Most deserving queen ever ever. @cadehudson22<\/a> nailed the surprise.”<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<\/strong> PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n Haddish and Hilton became friends after meeting at a party in the early 2000s, the comedian shared on Paris\u2019 podcast, I Am Paris<\/a>, in November 2024.<\/p>\n \u201cI was trying to get into your section \u2026 but you were super sweet,\u201d said Haddish. \u201cI had started a big dance circle and I was dancing in the circle and you had came up and you were like, \u2018Yeah, girl, yeah!\u2019 And I was like, \u2018Yeah!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Haddish said that the pair hit it off again soon after at a Harper\u2019s Bazaar<\/em> party. \u201cYou made me laugh so hard and I feel like that was the first time we really connected,\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n Haddish wore a striking orange and yellow bikini for her debut SI Swimsuit <\/em>cover, shot by James Macari in Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico.<\/p>\n The comedian said she\u2019d manifested landing the cover \u201cfour of five years ago,\u201d after the magazine followed her back on social media.<\/p>\n \u201cI think they thought I was still joking. So I\u2019d say little things here and there,\u201d said Haddish. \u201cAnd then I got some good management. I was like, \u2018Call them for me. Tell them I want to.\u2019 I\u2019d been working really hard, in the gym \u2026 I\u2019ve been practicing modeling \u2026 And so they called and they said, \u2018OK.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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