Her name is Naomi. And for the four days she spent on set, she was the undisputed star of the background.
While most extras in hip-hop videos try to perfect their "blue steel" smolder or look aggressively unimpressed, Naomi took a different approach. She was, as the crew described it, aggressively happy . Naomi - Bubbly Girl Excited To Be In A Rap Video
Naomi was supposed to be standing by the DJ booth, holding a sparkler. But when the beat dropped, something took over. Her name is Naomi
“I learned that you can be yourself anywhere,” she says, adjusting that pink bucket hat. “Even if ‘yourself’ is just a really bouncy person standing next to a Lamborghini.” She was, as the crew described it, aggressively happy
“She was literally bouncing off the walls of the waiting room,” recalls casting agent Marcus T. “She brought her own boombox and was playing Lizzo to warm up. We knew immediately—we needed that chaos.”