Seyi Shay meets Whoopi Goldberg in New York

[PHOTO] Seyi Shay meets Whoopi Goldberg in New York

Music superstar Seyi Shay has gushed her love for Hollywood superstar Whoopi Goldberg.

The ‘Surrender’ crooner was in New York attending the New York Fashion Week when she met Goldberg.

Seyi took to her Instagram account, describing the award-winning actress as an ‘inspiration’ to other black women.

“The legendary and my childhood fave @whoopigoldberg,” she wrote, posting two pictures of herself and Goldberg.

“This woman is the first African-American EGOT- Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony awards. A real inspiration to b lack women all over the world!!!”

Born as Caryn Elaine Johnson on November 13, 1955, Goldberg, an American actress, comedienne, author, and television host got her breakthrough role playing Celie, a mistreated woman in the Deep South, in the period drama film ‘The Color Purple’ (1985), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won her first Golden Globe Award.

On her part, Seyi was born Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua on December 21, 1985 and has had a prolific career as a singer and songwriter since she wrote and produced three songs for the soundtrack to Konami’s video game, ‘Crime Life: Gang Wars’, in 2005.