Billboard Actress Racquel Bailey Lands A Role In Tyler Perry’s New BET Show “Sistas”

It worked! The actress who paid for two billboards in Atlanta to get Tyler Perry’s attention just landed a role in one of his upcoming BET shows, Sistas.

Remember, back in June Racquel Bailey became viral because of her unconventional tactic to get cast in one of Tyler’s productions, and he wasn’t too happy about it.

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Auhhh…. soooooo…… here’s the deal. This is not the way to get my attention if you’re looking for a role in one of my shows. Please DON’T DO THIS, SAVE YOUR MONEY!! This is the third time that someone has done this. PLEASE STOP! To audition is FREE!! I’m sure you can use that money for a better purpose. I love that you want to work with me, and I love that you invest in yourself. But when you do things like this it puts my team on high alert and makes me look at you sideways. I know the message that you want to send is a positive one, but this comes across as the opposite. Again, the best way to work for me is to AUDITION and it’s FREE! We post breakdowns all the time for actors. JUST COME AND AUDITION. And by the way, you were great in THE NIGHT OF! It was my favorite show a couple years ago. I ALREADY SAW YOU!! So just audition and keep your money!! Again, I appreciate your effort, but that’s not the way to work for me. God bless you dreamer. I have no doubt you will make it one day!!

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Sources close to Racquel say she officially got cast 2 weeks ago in the BET show and she shot with Tyler last week in Atlanta. She is set to appear in the finale of season 1, and possibly in season 2.

According to TMZ sources, Bailey plays a police officer who had a past relationship with one of the lead characters.

The billboard was a huge success. After it went viral, Racquel was contacted by several casting directors and got about 20 auditions … which led to booking 2 roles even before the “Sistas” gig.

It’s My Story….The Wife, The Mother and THE BELIEVER! #faithjumper

A post shared by Racquel Bailey (@imracquelbailey) on Aug 10, 2019 at 8:26am PDT

She has more major auditions coming up with some big-time directors and we’re told she’s incredibly grateful to Perry for giving her a boost.

Do y’all believe this billboard tactic is fair or did Racquel do the right thing by doing whatever it takes?

Regardless, she scored! Congratulations, Racquel!