Vanessa Williams revealed she was ‘thrilled’ to be reunited with her Ugly Betty co-star America Ferrera in London on Saturday, nearly 20 years after the iconic ABC show aired.

Taking to Instagram, Vanessa, 61, revealed that America, 40, had come to support her in West End show The Devil Wears Prada as she takes on the role of Miranda Priesley. 

The pair beamed for a backstage selfie as they caught up after the show and they posed for a group snap with the rest of the cast. 

Vanessa admitted she was having ‘deja vu’ as she and America caught up behind the scenes. 

She penned: ‘Look who stopped by Runway Magazine! @americaferrera definitely had some deja vu remembering our Mode Magazine days together on #uglybetty.

‘We were all thrilled to have you in our audience on a Saturday night in the West End at @pradawestend’

Vanessa Williams revealed she was ‘thrilled’ to be reunited with her Ugly Betty co-star America Ferrera in London on Saturday, nearly 20 years after the iconic ABC show aired

Ugly Betty was America’s breakout role as she starred as Betty Suarez and Vanessa portrayed the conniving Wilhemina Slater 

Fans rushed to the comments to gush over the ‘two icons’ and noted that they haven’t aged a day.

They penned: ‘Iconic love this; made my day; Fav fashion queen; Wow I didn’t expect this. I’m happy to see you and America together again; 

‘Love this picture, you both look beautiful; This is iconic; You guys look the same…; Two icons; This is such a wholesome moment!!!’

Ugly Betty was America’s breakout role as she starred as Betty Suarez, which she won an Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series in the first season.

The show followed Betty, a smart but awkward 22-year-old who landed a job at a high-profile fashion magazine, created by Silvio Horta (Urban Legend), based on Fernando Gaitan’s Colombian series Yo soy Betty, la fea (I Am Betty, The Ugly One).

The hit series was Vanessa’s first starring TV role, playing the conniving Wilhemina Slater. 

Slater had been with the magazine for years and, after being pᴀssed over for the editor-in-chief role by Daniel, she tries anything and everything to make that job hers.

Vanessa earned three Emmy nominations for her portrayal, considered to be one of the best villains in TV history.  

Taking to Instagram, Vanessa, 61, revealed that America, 40, had come to support her in West End show The Devil Wears Prada as she takes on the lead role Miranda Priesley

Fans rushed to the comments to gush over the ‘two icons’ and noted that they haven’t aged a day

The show followed Betty, a smart but awkward 22-year-old who landed a job at a high-profile fashion magazine

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The show ran for four seasons on ABC from 2006 to 2010, and while it was cancelled for low ratings, it has developed a cult following ever since going off the air.

 It comes after Vanessa discussed if she would like to return to Ugly Betty, on The Jonathan Ross Show, on Saturday.

She said: ‘I would love to do it. I don’t know what world it would be as America [Ferrera] is obviously an adult now. 

‘I don’t know if she takes over Mode magazine and what happens to Wilhelmina and Mark, I don’t know. I loved that cast.’ 

Elsewhere on the ITV show, Vanessa detailed the ‘betrayal’ she felt over the ɴuᴅᴇ pH๏τo scandal that ended her 1984 Miss America reign. 

The actress made history when she became the first black woman to win the famous pageant when she was 20-years-old. 

However, she was forced to give up her crown after 10 months her former boss pH๏τographer Tom Chiapel sold ɴuᴅᴇ pictures he’d taken of her in 1982 to Penthouse magazine for $50K without her consent.

Vanessa recalled: ‘The pH๏τographer that took these did not have a release and sold them behind my back. 

‘I’m doing a documentary that is in the works. It was betrayal, it was not good. 

The show ran for four seasons on ABC from 2006 to 2010, and while it was cancelled for low ratings, it has developed a cult following ever since going off the air; pictured L-R Vanessa as Whilhelmina, Michael Urie as Marc, Becki Newton as Amanda, and Eric Mabius as Daniel

It comes after Vanessa discussed if she would like to return to Ugly Betty, on The Jonathan Ross Show, on Saturday 

‘It made me who I am and in retrospect there would have been nothing that I could have done to navigate better.’

She added: ‘I thank my parents who were so supportive and also the community who said “we’re here and we believe in you.” 

‘It was a lot to deal with at 21 years old. I only had four weeks left to go in my reign and this all came out of the blue – it was a lot to manage.’ 

Officials gave Vanessa 72 hours to resign after Miss America’s sponsors threatened to pull out, but she was allowed to keep her crown and scholarship money.

Two months later, the 11-time Grammy nominee filed a $500M lawsuit against Chiapel and Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione, which she dropped a year later.

She said she was always confident the dust would eventually settle.