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Michelle Williams Parodies Herself In New Commercial For Not Being Recognizable

“I was in one of the most iconic girl groups and no one recognizes me,” she said in the ad.

Michelle Williams flexes her comedic chops in a new commercial while addressing frustration.

Uber One dropped a new ad on Monday (March 4) that features the famous singer who takes a moment to reflect on her disappointment while appearing unrecognizable since her days in Destiny's Child

During the group's reign, the trio, including Williams, Kelly Rowland, and Beyoncé,  sold millions of records worldwide and amassed a global fanbase. They were nominated for nine Grammys and secured two wins. Number one singles, including "Independent Women Part I," "Bills, Bills, Bills," and "Bootylicious," continue to set the mood for many playlists today.

Still, despite the group's success, Williams questions why she tends to go under the radar unintentionally.

The Australian commercial opens as Williams looks stylish while walking down a path holding a coffee when she gets a notification on her phone. 

"My Uber One membership savings don't disappoint," she said after taking a seat on a park bench next to another woman who is seen holding a bowl of fruit. But the woman appears to be less than impressed by her good news.

"You know what is disappointing? I was in one of the most iconic girl groups and no one recognizes me."

Immediately after that, a voice is heard in the distance from a man yelling, "Michelle!" Looking back with a smile, she quickly realized the call was for another Michelle.

"Michelle, you spit that out!" said the dog owner, who noticed his small dog had a long loaf of bread in its mouth. "Naughty Michelle! Michelle, naughty!" he continued as the dog ran along.

"Who calls their dog, Michelle?" Williams asks.

Then, the woman beside her asked, "Sorry, but are you Michelle Williams?"

"Yes," the singer replied with a sweet grin.

"Dropped your wallet," said the woman as she handed Williams' wallet to her. 

"At least my Uber One savings don't disappoint," she said while wrapping up the ad.

Williams took to social media after the ad dropped with a few more words to celebrate the new collaboration.

"I get to be in on the jokes. Certain jokes y’all know I don’t care too much about, especially 24 years later. There are just certain things I don’t care about anymore,” she said in the post. “So what a cool way to be like, ‘The joke ain’t on me, it’s really on you.’ You know, I don’t care. So that was so much fun.”

After Destiny's Child released "The Writing’s on the Wall" in 1999, Williams and Farrah Franklin joined after members LaTavia Roberson and LaToya Luckett left. Shortly after, Franklin left.

In 2005, the remaining members announced they were splitting up and each person embarked on their solo careers.

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