<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Draya Michele is trying to grow that acting portfolio and sis has her eyes set on a very specific role! </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">On her Instagram story Wednesday, Draya shared a picture of the cast from “The Players Club” with the original Diamond, played by LisaRaye, front and center.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She expressed her desires to play the iconic exotic dancer from the cult classic film, writing on the picture, “This could be me in a reboot but y’all playing @icecube.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She then provided pictures to back it up, doing a side by side of her and LisaRaye, both ladies dressed in a pink number. The picture of LisaRaye was a screen grab from the scene in which she did a solo number to R. Kelly’s “Seems Like You’re Ready.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Draya, who was once a stripper, has apparently been vying for this role for some time! <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/is-draya-going-to-play-diamond-in-the-players-club-remake/">Rumors dating back to 2014</a> suggested she could be the next Diamond in a remake, though it’s clear that hasn’t come to fruition.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Perhaps she thought sharing the pics to her story would create a buzz and support from fans, but it seems that a good majority of people feel the movie doesn’t need to be remade.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Whew. My cousin said I could request to play myself in a movie and y’all would still say no. The hate be real but it’s def motivating,” Draya responded to the naysayers while stepping into The Shade Room.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Not long after Draya professed her desire to play Diamond did Joseline Hernandez enter the chat and insist she’s the right woman for the role.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Except that she’s not #joselinecabaret everyone will agree that I’m the perfect girl to play that role @icecube,” Joseline commented.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whew! We wonder what Cube (or LisaRaye for that matter) will have to say about this. We’ll keep you posted.</span></p>
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