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Tamara Tunie Sings as Anita Dupree Takes to the Stage on ‘Beyond the Gates’ and Fans and Pundits Are Loving it!
This week, daytime has been all abuzz when on the new CBS daytime drama, Beyond the Gates, the storyline successfully weaved in some singing (as they had promised) featuring front and centerstage, the matriarch of the Dupree family, Anita Dupree, as played by television veteran, Tamara Tunie.
In the back-story of Beyond the Gates, Tunie’s Anita was a former lead singer of a girl group (think Supremes!) called The Articulettes. She later went on to have a successful solo career as a jazz singer. Now on Monday’s April 21st episode of the soap, Anita’s daughter Dani (Karla Mosley) and granddaughter Naomi (Arielle Prepetit) had a plan to get the former singing superstar up on stage at a Karaoke night.
At first, reticent, Anita takes to the stage with the women, but has some jitters. When the music begins to play, she stops and needs to reset feeling her nerves, but looks out into the audience to see her beloved husband, Vernon Dupree (Clifton Davis) sitting their and encouraging her that all is going to be alright, even though she had expressed to Vernon she needs to be prepared when she sings in public.

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When she did perform along with Naomi and Dani, it was pretty perfect, and along with the choreography and the singing by Tamara Tunie, backed by Arielle Prepetit and Karla Mosley was not only endearing, but showcased the depth of the talent in the cast of the first new daytime drama in over 25 years.
Anita, of course, voiced her concern that she hoped no one was taping her performance on their phone so it would not shatter the world’s impression of the once very famous singing superstar. However, will her performance open up a new opportunity for Anita?
In a recent interview on the Michael Fairman Channel, Arielle Prepetit teased the karaoke moment sharing, “We have a lot of singers in this cast. In the show, Naomi is the only one who inherits her grandmother’s gift of singing. And if you stay tuned, you might get a musical number very shortly!”

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Meanwhile, Karla Mosley took to her Instagram and shared more details on the behind the scenes of the taping of the musical number, when she shared: “Working with Tamara Tunie and Arielle Prepetit on this was a highlight of this first season for me. And shooting this episode – where the Duprees got to be drama free (you know a storm’s about to come, chillren 😮💨) was so much fun. It also occurred to me as I watched Dani’s curls bopping, not quite in the pocket, across the stage – that Whitley Gilbert ran so Dani could fly. So, a special shout out to all my bubbly Black girls out there 😉 ✨ AND three cheers to the power team: Ashley Neumeister for the original song Marvin “Chanz” Parkman for producing the track Jamaica Craftfor wrangling our movement into the sweetest thing And our amazing crew who always make us look like 🌟”
Now let us know, what did you think of the performance of Tamara Tunie as Anita Dupree singing with her family? Was it nice to see Anita humanized for a change and not always so stoic? Share your thoughts via the comment section But first, check out our chat with Arielle Prepetit below. and below that, the musical number itself!
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B.T.G.’s is one of the TOP soaps on the air at times even beating General Hospital in the ratings.
To be clear, BTG ratings have gone down (below GH) in the past few weeks. That said, it’s still do respectable for a new series.
To be clear GH is higher in viewers than BYG but BYG is higher than GH in key demos, which is the most important thing!!!
JD Vance is visiting their set tomorrow!
This was by far the most entertaining any one daytime artist had this all week! I just love watching her.
From #AsTheWorldTurns as Jessica to Melinda Warner the Medical Examiner on #LawandOrderSVU and other notable shows and productions.
She never ceases to amaze me.
It was an incredible moment! Tamara Tunie has got IT!
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‘Beyond the Gates’ Set to Air Week of Encore Episodes

Next week, CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates serves up a week of repeats to shed the spotlight on some recent major episodes, in case you may have missed it, all before the 4th of July holiday weekend.
This is not the first time the newest network television soap opera on the block has aired a week’s worth of encore presentations. However this time, the episodes focus on the fabulous Cotillion storyline which is juxtaposed with the blood plasma ring warehouse shakedown which saw Derek Baldwin (Ben Gavin) get shot and eventually die.
Also included in the week is Grammy and Tony Award winner, Jennifer Holliday making a guest appearance on the soap, and singing an original song from the series musical supervisors team during the Duprees Easter brunch, and more.

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Take a look at the rundown of what you will see next week on Beyond the Gates below.
Monday, June 29
The Duprees get ready for Samantha’s cotillion. Jacob meets with Ren. Ashley is in a panic as Grayson prepares for the worst. Bill questions Hayley about her past. Lia puts Derek in the hot seat.
Tuesday, June 30
Grayson completes his assignment, but then all hell breaks loose at the warehouse. Samantha and Jessica make their cotillion debut while Nicole has to deal with an emergency.
Wednesday, July 1
Someone dies while a Platinum Deb is crowned. Vanessa questions Joey about the chaos of the evening. Tyrell and Jessica slip away for their first time together.
Thursday, July 2
Special Guest Star Jennifer Holliday sings for a friend. Nicole takes Kial to her family’s Easter brunch. Ted advises Carlton. Anita puts Anastasia in her place. Hayley feels like an outsider in a sea of Duprees. Grayson receives a threat. Naomi and Jacob find a way to connect.
Friday, July 3
Naomi and Jacob spend their anniversary apart—both remembering their love story from first date to wedding vows. Izaiah helps his brother out while Naomi leans on Ashley, Dani and Bill.
Beyond the Gates returns with all-new episodes starting Monday, July 6 where it will pick up right from where it left off following the Friday, June 26 cliffhanger.
So, from the encore episodes listed, which are you are you most enthused about seeing again, or do you wish there was no break from traditional all-new episodes? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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RATINGS: ‘Beyond the Gates’ Scores Third Most-Watched Week Since Its Premiere With ‘The Young and the Restless’ Crossover Event

The tornado that ripped through Fairmont Crest and put the lives of the characters of Beyond the Gates and several from The Young and the Restless in jeopardy had viewers tuning-in for the week of June 8-12.
The highly-publicized crossover event kicked off on the Tuesday, June 9 episode of Beyond the Gates where six residents of Genoa City came to to visit the D.C./Maryland country club for a fundraiser for Martin Richardson (Brandon Claybon), only no one expected a twister to tear into the proceedings, leading to several storylines intersecting as people were trapped with one another with Eva Thomas (Ambyr Michelle) being the most severely injured and now requiring a liver transplant to survive.
According to the ratings report from CBS and Nielsen ratings and as supplied to Variety, Beyond the Gates brought in on average 1.8 million viewers throughout the wee. That is up 11% from its season-to-date numbers and it makes the crossover/tornado episodes its third most-watched week for the soap since Beyond the Gates premiered back on February 24, 2025.

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A GENOA CITY TOUCHDOWN
With the strength of the story, its special effects and bringing over cast of the top-rated, The Young and the Restless which included: Eric Braeden (Victor Newman), Michael Mealor (Kyle Abbott), Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott), Susan Walters (Diane Jenkins), Melissa Ordway (Abby Newman) and Bryton James (Devon Hamilton), the Thursday, June 11 episode was the week’s most-watched.
According to the numbers, the Wednesday June 10 episode brought in the most total viewers for the week with 1.87 million (up 17% week-to-week), followed closely by the Friday, June 12 episodes which had 1.84 million watching.

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Over on The Young and the Restless, the week of June 8-12, also saw an increase based on the early return that week of Shemar Moore as Malcolm Winters wrapping up his leg of the story where viewers learned he had a son Holden Novak (Nathan Owens) with Stephanie Simmons (Vivica A. Fox), and survived his bone marrow transplant surgery thanks to Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn).
Y&R scored 3.11 million viewers for the week up 2% from its season average with the June 8 and June 9 episodes featuring Moore averaging 3.2 million viewers and up 9% year-over-year.
So, did you enjoy the tornado episodes of Beyond the Gates and seeing the residents of Genoa City crossover to Fairmont Crest? Share your thoughts via the comment section on the latest ratings for the two CBS daytime soaps.
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‘Beyond the Gates’ Star Karla Mosley Weighs-in on Dani Dupree’s Love Life Endgame: Are You Team Bill or Team Andre?

Last week, viewers of CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates watched as a tornado ripped through Fairmont Crest. In its wake, people were trapped with one another or seriously injured.
For Dani Dupree (Karla Mosley), she found herself stuck in an elevator with her ex-husband, Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett). And wouldn’t you know, one thing led to another, and the two gave into their unresolved feelings for one another and did the deed.
Meanwhile, Dani’s current husband, Andre Richardson (Sean Freeman) suffered a minor injury to his leg, and was worried sick in the ballroom because he had no idea where Dani was after the twister decimated the place. Eventually, Dani and Bill part ways go back to their families and act like nothing happened.

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When Dani is reunited with Andre, he professes his love for her even more than ever. As for Bill’s current wife Hayley Lawson (Marquita Goings), she could care less because she was making out with Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor, Y&R) in a closet at the country club!
THE TORNADO MAY HAVE CHANGED DANI’S HEART
For months, Beyond the Gates viewers have found themselves torn; rooting for Dani and Bill to get over themselves and get back together, or rooting for Dani and Andre, because its clear he truly loves her, even though their marriage may not have started out as the greatest love affair of all time.
Karla Mosley opened up to PEOPLE on Dani’s romance plight and who the writers of the soap might ultimately pair her with, expressing “I cannot say. I honestly have no idea.”
As it seems now, this triangle of Andre/Dani/Bill is about to heat up even more following Dani’s elevator exploits. However, according to Mosley, the popularity of Dani and Andre came as surprise to the writers, which has led to the romantic drama. “The writers did not think Dani and Andre were gonna pop off the way that they did,” explained Karla. “Originally, they thought Bill and Dani would be back together by the end of season one. And then it was like, ‘wait, what is happening?’”

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WRITERS ARE TAKING THE PULSE OF THE FANS
The decision to not have Dani and Bill reunite within season 1 or half-way though season 2, Mosley shares is a sign of the times: “The old soap trope is the torn woman who goes back to her man. But I think there are enough women now who are like, I want to see her win.”
In the end, Karla believes that in this case, fans speaking up, can also translate to the writers room and influence their potential decision of who should be the ultimate man for Dani. She tells Beyond the Gates viewers, “Keep talking about it, y’all.”
Meanwhile, questions remain: Could Dani and Bill’s elevator sex find her pregnant with his child, which would make this whole situation more messy? Stay tuned.
Now, let us know, who do you want to see Dani ultimately with … Bill Hamilton or Andre Richardson? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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