WATCH: Lewis Hamilton awestruck by Venus Williams’ appearance at the SAG Awards


WATCH: Lewis Hamilton awestruck by Venus Williams’ appearance at the SAG Awards

Lewis Hamilton and Venus Williams

Venus Williams turns heads around not only with her performance on court but also for her dazzling appearance of court as well. Venus recently made an appearance at the SAG awards, where her father’s biopic ‘King Richard’ bagged top honors for the Best Actor.

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7-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton was in awe of Venus’ appearance on the red carpet. He took to Instagram to congratulate Will Smith on bagging top honors by winning the award for the Best Actor and gave a shout-out to Serena and Venus as well. He also posted an image of Venus on the red carpet ahead of the awards.

Venus Williams
Lewis Hamilton’s Instagram story on Venus Williams

Serena wasn’t in attendance at the event but took to Instagram to congratulate Smith on winning the award “Big congratulations Will Smith on your NAACP win!!” she wrote in her Instagram story.

King Richard bags top honors at the SAG awards

Will Smith
Will Smith

Will Smith won the award for ‘Outstanding Performance by a leading actor‘ for portraying the titular role of Venus’ father, Richard Williams. The actor was emotionally overwhelmed upon receiving the award and gave a special mention to Venus Williams in his speech. He also paid tribute to Richard and was all-praise for the dedication he had towards his daughters’ careers. Venus broke down in tears after Will Smith paid tribute to her father, Richard Williams in his speech.

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That may have been one of my greatest moments of my career just now because my name was called for King Richard while sitting by Venus Williams,” he said.

“Richard Williams is a dreamer, like no one you’ve ever known. He has a power of belief that borders on insanity and sometimes, tips over the border which is absolutely necessary to take something from impossible to possible,” an emotional Smith further added.” he further added.

The biographical documentary focuses on the legendary Williams’ sister’s tennis journey through the viewpoint of their father, Richard Williams. It is based on the sisters’ early tennis careers and how their demanding yet caring father molded his daughters into the tennis greats that they are now. It is an incredible story of prevailing against insurmountable, thriving in tough situations, and how Richard build on an intricate trajectory to steers Serena and Williams towards their professional debut.

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