The actress wrote, “Stepping into the New Year like…” over her post. She acknowledged the funny challenge with her caption, “Eye see y’all.????” whilst wishing her followers a “Happy New Year” and sending love to her fans.

In the comments, Fans raved over Rose’s ability to laugh at herself and make a “spoof of her spoof.”

One follower was thrilled with this being the official start to the new year: “I’m hollering and dying!!! Mrs Anika Noni Rose stepped into the 2024 and said I own January ????????????????????”

“WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!OUR DREAMGIRL!!!!” said another, reminding everyone that Rose is iconic.

A third person chimed in to let everyone else know that everyone else could throw in the towel. “Okay! The challenge is officially OVER!!! YOU WON!!! ????”

Rose’s resume is full of long accomplishments, including her multiple stints on Broadway. Her big break was in 2004’s Caroline, or Change. Her performance in the Broadway production earned her the Tony Award for best featured actress in a musical. 

One of her most-known roles was as the voice of Disney’s first Black princess, Princess Tiana, in 2009’s The Princess and the Frog. 

In 2022, the actress joked during her appearance on Live With Kelly and Ryan about her involvement with Disney building Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, slated to open at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom in late 2024. 

 “I’ve been involved in the beginning, just talking about how we want it to be, what we want it to do,” she said, Entertainment Weekly reported. “But if I were to tell you anything else, I would be sucked into the ground, and you’d never see me again.”