'Bel-Air' Carlton actor Olly Sholotan says he screamed when he first saw Will Smith in person
- "Bel-Air" star Olly Sholotan said he screamed when he first met Will Smith.
- Sholotan said he lost his cool when he first saw Smith at the series' premiere event.
Olly Sholotan, the actor playing Carlton in Peacock's new "Bel-Air" series, told Insider that he screamed when he first met Will Smith.
Smith got his acting breakthrough by playing the lead in the 90s sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." Smith is now a producer on the reboot of the series, "Bel-Air," which is currently streaming on Peacock TV, which reimagines the story as a drama.
Sholotan, who plays fictional Will's cousin in the new reboot, told Insider that he had an overwhelmed reaction when he met Smith at the series' premiere.
Sholotan said: "I remember I was talking to someone I turn around and I literally go, 'Ahhh Will' [screaming]. And then immediately after I was cool, but in that first three seconds, I definitely was a little overwhelmed, which I didn't expect."
The Carlton actor added that he normally is a "cool person" when it comes to meeting celebrities.
"I don't get starstruck like that," He said. "In my brain, when I met Will I was gonna be like, 'Yo what's good? What's up and nice to meet you.'"
While this was the first time Sholotan met Smith in person, the "Bel-Air" actor said that one of his favorite moments with Smith was before he had met the actor. He recalled that on the first day the whole cast met, the showrunners had passed on a message from Smith advising the cast to "embrace every moment." In the message, Smith also said that his family was available to the cast "in any capacity in which we can."
"And I think that's such a beautiful thing about Will," Sholotan added. "He knows how crazy and wild this journey is and he's so willing to be there for us."
New episodes of "Bel-Air" are out on Thursdays on Peacock TV.