Golden Globe winner is grateful to God

ANGELA BASSETT referred to her Christian faith when she won the Golden Globe for best supporting actress for her role as Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. In her acceptance speech, she said: ‘By the grace of God, I stand here, I stand here grateful… My mother always said that good things come to those who pray, and I see the truth of that every day.’

The actress has previously spoken about belief in God in an interview with entertainment news website Parade in 2015, where she revealed that she grew up in a Christian household in Florida and used to study the Bible with her grandmother.

‘Love of God makes so much sense to me when other things don’t,’ she said, adding: ‘Knowing who you are and staying true to that is everything. Everyone is going to serve something and that can become the centre of their existence. Mine is love of God and faith, as opposed to fame and money.’