Aaron Pierre has been a trending sensation on TikTok ever since he appeared on “The Jennifer Hudson Show” in December.
The actor, who voiced Mufasa in 2024’s “Mufasa: The Lion King,” has been receiving a lot of attention online for his good looks and a dance he did while parading down one of the corridors backstage at the daytime talk show.
The dance became so popular that some men have even tried to re-create it for their wives at home.
Scroll below to learn more about the viral dance and how it’s being received online.
What is Aaron Pierre’s ‘That’s Mufasa’ video?
In December, Pierre appeared on “The Jennifer Hudson Show” to promote his new movie, “Mufasa: The Lion King,” where he voices Simba’s father.
Like other guests on the show, Pierre entered the stage by going through a “spirit tunnel.” According to the official website of “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” the spirit tunnel consists of “two lines of people hyping up the guest with chants and dance moves before they hit the stage.”
As Pierre gyrated down the “spirit tunnel,” he was surrounded by people backstage who kept chanting, “Aaron Pierre, that’s Mufasa,” as he did a little dance down the hall towards the stage.
The clip was later shared on the official YouTube account of “The Jennifer Hudson Show” and it’s been viewed more than 1.6 million times.
In the comments, fans said they couldn’t get enough of the “Rebel Ridge” actor.
“Oh he taking his timeee through the tunnel and we don’t mind AT ALLLLL!! 👀 lol 😅,” one person wrote.
Another said, “Lawddd this man is fine.”
A third added, “I need to Stop coming back to this clip everyday…I need to stop ..I cannot stop” with a laughing emoji.
How are people reacting to Aaron Pierre’s viral clip?
Pierre’s spirit tunnel video quickly took over the internet with many people trying to re-create it themselves.
On TikTok, one user shared a video of himself doing Pierre’s dance for his wife.
“Showing my wife that she has Aaron Pierre at home,” he wrote above the clip.
Another person posted a video of himself doing the dance in front of his TV and said his partner has the “TEMU version” of Pierre at home.
Women have also been getting in on Pierre’s special dance. Some ladies edited themselves into Pierre’s “spirit tunnel” video while others jokingly shared their reactions to Pierre’s dancing moves online.
On TikTok, one woman shared a video of herself eating while Pierre’s “spirit tunnel” video played in the background and said the reason why she’s so quiet is because she’s thinking about Pierre.
Then another fan edited herself into the viral clip and joked that “haters will say it’s AI but I was clearly there!!!”
Why fans are still able to weigh in on Pierre’s viral dance on the show’s YouTube page, it’s worth noting that the show disabled comments for Pierre’s video on their Instagram and TikTok accounts.
How did Aaron Pierre respond to fan reaction of his dance?
Aaron Pierre has not formally responded to fans’ reaction of his viral dance, but the British actor did talk about his recently “raised profile” in an interview on BBC 1Xtra.
