Gabrielle Union and Zaya Wade recreate famous '10 Things I Hate About You' scene

The recreation was for a new TikTok challenge.

March 4, 2021, 11:53 AM

It's been over 20 years since Gabrielle Union starred as Chastity in the teen film, but she had no problem reciting some of the movie's more famous lines from memory.

The actress and her stepdaughter Zaya Wade recreated a famous scene from the film -- where she and Larisa Oleynik, who played Bianca, hold a vapid conversation about their emotions.

The latest TikTok challenge asked people to prove they watched "10 Things I Hate About You," but without saying it directly.

In the video, Zaya plays the role of Chastity and flawlessly delivers the line, "I know you can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever just be whelmed?" Union, playing Bianca, smoothly retorts, "I think you can in Europe." Zaya lets off a confused "Right" before the two walk in separate directions and the video ends.

I know you can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever just be whelmed?
I know you can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever just be whelmed?

The two even recreate the intonations and facial expressions for the challenge -- in addition to fitting themselves in '90s looks.

PHOTO: Gabrielle Union posted a Tik Tok on March 3, 2021.
Gabrielle Union posted a Tik Tok on March 3, 2021.
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"10 Things I Hate About You" -- a retelling of the Shakespeare play "The Taming of the Shrew" -- premiered in theaters on March 31, 1999. Aside from Union and Oleynik, the movie also starred Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Larry Miller.

The movie is credited for kickstarting Stiles', Ledger's and Gordon-Levitt's careers. As for Union, she enjoyed her own breakout role a year later by starring in the 2000 film "Bring It On" as Isis, the Clovers' cheerleading team captain.