Christina Milian exudes star power in purple mini dress on Instagram while promoting new show

Christina Milian surprised her 7.1 million Instagram followers on Friday with new footage of her gearing up to promote Step Up’s third season.

Dressed in a purple mini dress from the up-and-coming fashion brand Starlit, the 41-year-old singer positively beamed in the glittering look.

Christina has a matching jacket, black platform shoes and purple octagonal hoops.

The Instagram bio for new fashion brand Starlit reads ‘lit or made brighter by stars’ and Milian certainly proved this where she rocked the gem-colored look.

“Dream a little dream,” she captioned the photos, tagging famed makeup artist and hairstylist Shenise Sheena, who was responsible for Milian’s flawless makeup and sick braided ponytail.

The actress and singer wore the look to promote season three of Step Up, which premieres October 16 on Starz. Based on the popular movie franchise of the same name, Step Up follows the students and teachers of a competitive performing arts school in Atlanta and Milian. step in to play the female lead, Collette Jones, a role originated by the late Naya Rivera.

Christina recently opened up about replacing Rivera, who tragically drowned in 2020. “I was thinking about her fans and whether it was respectful for me to do it,” she said. Subway. “I make my choice in the confidence that this is what is intended and there is a purpose for it.”

Step Up Step Up: The star looked radiant as she prepared to promote season three of the hit show Step Up. Milian has played the female lead, which was originally played by the late Naya Rivera, who tragically drowned in 2020 at the age of 33.

The Whatever U Want singer, who is of Afro-Cuban descent, also spoke about her connection to the late Glee star in regards to their shared Latin roots. “She’s Latina too,” Milian said. “When you know you see someone you’re related to, you look at them and you support them and I was for her for years.”

Born Christine Marie Flores, the Love Don’t Cost a Thing star has stated in the past that she’s “proud to be Latina” and loves how Latinos and Hispanics “have a zest for life.”

Talking about her origin, Christina recently told Us Weekly: ‘What I’m proud of being Latina is that Latinos and Hispanics live out loud! We are usually happy people with a zest for life. Our food, music, family values ​​and work ethic play a big part in how we live and behave.”

Proud Latina: Born Christine Marie Flores, the Love Don’t Cost a Thing star has stated in the past that she’s “proud to be Latina” and she recently spoke about the importance of these roots in connecting with the late Glee -star Rivera

Being part of a diverse and inclusive show like Step Up is important to Milian. The top singer has previously talked about the challenges of being an Afro-Latina in Hollywood, in addition to the difficulties of being a “brown-skinned” Latino as opposed to a “light-skinned” Latino. Ultimately, Christina believes it’s important to ‘accept our differences’, telling HuffPost Live in 2015“I didn’t feel like I had to make a choice. I am who I am.’

In addition to fulfilling the challenging role Rivera left behind, the hitmaker is also the co-founder of the Beignet Box Cafe in Studio City, California. The cafe’s specialty—fritters—typically found in New Orleans and the South, are deep-fried French pastries that resemble doughnuts and are usually covered in powdered sugar. Milian opened the business with her former roommate, a Louisiana native.

Christina previously worked with Yelp to showcase other “small Latinx businesses,” and her kids are huge fans of her latest venture. “They absolutely love it!” she said e! News. The mother of four shares daughter Violet Madison, 12, with ex-husband The Dream, and sons Isaiah, two, and Kenna, 17 months, with her current husband Matt Pokora.

‘I Am What I Am’: The top-ranking singer has championed “Latinx small businesses” through her latest restaurant venture Beignet Box Cafe in Studio City, California. She has also been outspoken in the past about the struggle to be a “brown-skinned” Latino rather than a “light-skinned” Latino, telling HuffPost Live in 2015, “I didn’t have the feel I have a choice. I am who I am’